what is hypotonic solution

A hypotonic solution is a solution that has a lower solute concentration compared to another solution. In biology, it is used to describe a solution that contains a lower amount of solute as compared with the solute concentration in the other solution across a semipermeable membrane. When a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, there will be a net flow of water into the cell, and the cell will gain volume. A hypotonic solution has a lower solute concentration compared to the intracellular solute concentration. In hypotonic solutions, there is a net movement of water from the solution into the body, and a cell placed into a hypotonic solution will swell and expand until it eventually bursts through a process known as cytolysis.