Categories: All - homogeneous - solution - solvent - solute

by Kiera Poole 4 years ago

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A solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of a solute and a solvent. The solute is the substance that gets dissolved, while the solvent is the medium in which the solute dissolves.

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Sand is insoluble

Sand is not a solute because it can't dissolve.

Another example of a solvent is ethanol

A solution is a mixture of a solute and a solvent.

An example of solute is sugar.

An example of a solvent is water.

An example of a solution is sweet tea.

Solutions can be liquid, solid, or gas

Solvents usually have a low boiling point

solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances.

Solute is the thing being dissolved

Solvent is the what the solute is dissolving in.