What type of solution contains higher than normal amounts of osmotically active solutes?

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Cannon Keller

1 October, 02:00

What type of solution contains higher than normal amounts of osmotically active solutes?

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The type of solution which contains higher than normal amounts of osmotically active solutes is called a hypertonic solution. This is a solution where the concentration of the solutes inside the cell is higher than the concentration outside the cell. The opposite is called a hypotonic solution.