KnowraIsotonic solutionLinked fromLinked fromThe 3 pages that link to Isotonic solution, each with the reason it gives.All 3Compared with 3Buffer solutionCompared with: Isotonicity concerns water movement, not resistance to pH change.Hypertonic solutionCompared with: It causes no sustained net water shift between the compared compartments.Hypotonic (osmotic solution)Compared with: It provides the comparison condition in which water shifts do not produce lasting cell shrinkage or swelling.