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  What are the consequences of the following conditions?   (i) Cell having higher water concentration than surrounding medium. (ii) A   cell   containing   low   water concentration   than   surrounding medium. (iii) A cell have equal concentration of its surrounding medium.

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                  (i) A cell having higher water concentration than surrounding medium than exosmosis occur and it will lose water. (ii) A cell containing low water concentration than surrounding than endosmosis occur and it absorbs water from outside. (iii) A cell having equal concentration of its  surrounding medium will neither gain or loss water to external medium.                            (3)