What sort of environment (hypertonic, isotonic, hypotonic) does consuming excessive amounts of pure water create in the body flu

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Vlada [557] · Answer 1 · 2023-05-23T02:23:33+03:00

Consuming excessive amounts of pure water creates hypotonic environment in the body fluid surrounding the cell.

<h3>What is a hypotonic solution?</h3>

A solution having lower osmotic pressure than the solution to which it is compared.
It has lower amount of solute (high amount of solvent) compared to other solution separated by a semi-permeable membrane.
After consuming excessive amounts of pure water, the body fluid becomes hypotonic, so water enters from body fluid to the cell resulting in the cell to swell or break.

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