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What is the effect of adding H 2 O to the extracellular fluid (ECF) compartment?

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What is the effect of adding H₂O to the extracellular fluid (ECF) compartment?

Water will move freely between the intracellular fluid and ECF compartments decreasing osmolarity and increasing the volume of both.

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This is an isosmotic solution so ECF osmolarity will not change.

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Intracellular fluid volume does not change.

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This is a hypertonic solution so ECF osmolarity will increase.

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