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A liquid that can dissolve things is a solvent. The thing being dissolved is a solute.
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The most common solvent is water; the next-most common is ammonia. Often we add something to the solvent to help it dissolve things faster: * Any strong acid, such as HCl (hydrochloric acid), makes the solvent corrosive. * Any strong base, such as NaOH (sodium hydroxide), makes the solvent caustic. * a surfactant also helps the solvent dissolve particles faster.
something that can be dissolve in liquid is called soluble. if the solute can dissolve in the solvent, it is called a solution
Sugar dissolves in a liquid faster than salt does. The reason is that sugar is less dense as a solute than salt is, leading to it dissolving in the solvent faster as it would fit into the 'empty gaps' that the solvent has at a much faster rate, which is how substances dissolve.
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No, a solvent can dissolve many things and not necessarily just sugar. Water is a solvent and also a liquid and can dissolve sugar, However, it can also dissolve many other things.
It is called a solvent, the substance being dissolved is a solute.
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Surprisingly Water is used as a solvent and is commonly considered the "Universal Solvent". This is due to it being the liquid that can dissolve the most substances out of any other liquid.