<span>Eventually the increase in water may cause the blood cells to burst (cytolysis.) In a hypertonic solution, the concentration of dissolved solutes is greater than that of the cell. ... If the salt solution outside is 20% salt, then the water concentration is 80%.
The red blood cells will shrink in size due to osmotic-like pressure differences until it reaches a "favorable" size.</span>
The correct answer is option B, that is, hypothesis.
A hypothesis refers to an anticipated illustration for an occurrence. It refers to a proposed illustration or a supposition made on the groundwork of inadequate proof as an initiation point for further investigation. In order for a hypothesis to be a scientific hypothesis, the scientific method needs that one can examine it.
