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Water can be a solute under some circumstances. For example, if 1cm3 of water is added to 100cm3 of ethanol, an ethanolic solution is formed in which ethanol is the solvent and water is the solute!!!
note: a solute is that which is less in quantity and solvent is which is more in quantity
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoyes IN CHEMISTRY WATER IS KNOWN AS THE UNIVERSAL SOLVENT
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∙ 12y agoIt can be either, though it's usually the solvent.the one with more quantity is solvent.
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∙ 13y agowater is the UNIVERSAL solvent. It dissolves the solute in a solution.
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∙ 7y agoYes, water is a good solvent.
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If sugar is dissolved in water which component will be the solute and which will be the solvent?
Water is the solvent, and sugar is the solute.
Is water the solute in saltwater?
Water is the solvent.Salt is the solute.
What is the solute and solvent in chalk water?
Water is the solvent and chalk is the solute.
What is the substance that is dissolved to form a solution?
its called a solute. so in the water-salt mix, the water is thesolvent n the salt is the solute. -PJ
Is the water solute?
Solvent. What is dissolves is the solute.
If sugar is dissolved in water which component will be the solute and which will be the solvent?
Water is the solvent, and sugar is the solute.
Is water the solute in saltwater?
Water is the solvent.Salt is the solute.
When sugar is dissolved in water is it solute or solvent?
The sugar is the solute and the water is the solvent. Whatever is dissolved is the solute, and whatever the solute is dissolved in is the solvent. The solvent dissolves the solute.
Is water the solute in a salt water solution?
No, salt is the solute and water is the solvent
Is water a major solute?
Water is not a solute, it is the most important solvent.
What is the solute in the solution in sugar water?
In a water solution sugar is the solute.
What is the solute and solvent in chalk water?
Water is the solvent and chalk is the solute.
What is jello's solute?
Jello's solute is the gelatin the solvent is water
What is the substance that is dissolved to form a solution?
its called a solute. so in the water-salt mix, the water is thesolvent n the salt is the solute. -PJ
Is the water solute?
Solvent. What is dissolves is the solute.
What is the solute and solvent of humidity?
solute is water
What is the solvent and solute of tea?
... The solute is sugar or the tea mix, the solvent is the water.
