These are relative terms; they compare two solutions of a solute dissolved in water. In terms of solute concentration, a hypertonic solution has a higher concentration of solute than another; a hypotonic solution has a lower solute concnetration than another; an isotonic solution has a solute concentration the same as another.
Junior wages. A junior is any employee who is younger than the age set down in an award, or in other industrial instruments, defining adult (or senior) employment status â typically this can be an age between 18 and 21 years. Most awards and agreements set different wage rates for each age group up to senior status.
Rates of obesity have increased dramatically in recent decades for Americans of all ages according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The percent of children and teens who are overweight is also growing. Among teens ages 12 to 19, 18 percent are obese, according to the 2008 data. This is triple the proportion of overweight youth in 1980. Furthermore, data suggests that 30 percent of children and teens ages 6 to 19 are overweight.