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Osmolarity and Tonicity
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Osmolarity measures a solution's total solute concentration; tonicity describes how that osmolarity, compared to a cell's, moves water into or out of it.
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A low-osmolarity solution holds more water relative to solute than a high-osmolarity one, so water moves toward the higher side.
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Osmolarity counts dissolved particles, not suspended cells — a cell-crowded solution can still read lower.