1. The osmolarity of a red blood cell is 300 mOsM. Are the solutions used iso-osmotic, hyper- osmotic, or hypo-osmotic to the red blood cells? 2. Why then did some of the solutions cause red blood cell lysis (think in terms of permeant vs impermeant solutes and tonicity)? Solution 1. ANS: If the osmolarity of a red blood cell is 300 mOsM. Then the solutions is used for iso- osmotic medium to the red blood cells. The hyper-osmotic had 600 mOsM osmolarity and the hypo-osmotic solution had 100 mOsM osmolarity. 2. ANS: Permeant solute can move freely across semipermeable membrane. Impermeant solutes cannot cross semipermeable membrane. Red blood cell lysis: 1. A cell in hypotonic solution: It gains water. Cell Ruptures (Due to the Hemolysis of RBC). 2. A cell in hypertonic solution: Cell losses water. Cell shrinks (Due to the Crenation of RBC)..