If a cell is placed into an unknown solution and it shrinks,what can be concluded about the unknown solution?

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If the cell shrinks when placed in the unknown solution, it means that water moved out of the cell and into the solution. This movement of water occurs because the solution has a greater concentration of nonpenetrating solutes than the cell. Therefore, the concentration gradient favors the movement of water from an area of low solute concentration (inside the cell) to an area of high solute concentration (outside the cell). This means that the nonpenetrating solute concentration of the unknown solution was greater than that of the cell.

If a Cell Is Placed into an Unknown Solution and It