Q. When a plasmolysed cell is placed in a hypotonic solution then water will move inside the cell. Which force causes this?

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Solution:

The shrinkage of protoplasm when a cell is placed in hypertonic solution is called plasmolysis. A cell get plasmolysed due to loss of turgor. When a plasmolysed cell is placed in hypotonic solution it regains its normal shape, this phenomenon is called deplasmolysis. The net force with which, water is drawn into a cell is equal to the difference of OP and TP and known as Diffusion Pressure Deficit (DPD) or Suction Pressure (SP). DPD or The pressure by which the cell sap presses the protoplasm against the cell wall is called turgor pressure. The cell wall being almost rigid and exerts a center pressure known as wall pressure. The hydrostatic pressure developed in a solution when it is separated from pure solvent by semipermeable membrane in a rigid vessel is called osmotic pressure.