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What do you get when you dissolve sodium hydroxide in water is it a solute or a solvent?
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The solute is the thing that dissolves, in this case the sodium hydroxide.
The solvent is the thing that dissolves it, in this case the water.
The result is neither solvent nor solute, but a solution. It could be used as a solvent for some other material.
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In an aqueous solution of sodium chloride what is the solute and the what is the solvent?
Solute is Sodium chloride , the substance that is put into the solvent Solvent is Water , the substance that the solute dissolves into. The whole is a Solution.
When making a solution you dissolve a solute?
You dissolve a solute in a solvent
Is carbon tetrachloride CCl4 soluble in chloroform?
question itself is wrong, chloroform is solute and ccl4 is solvent, solute should dissolve in solvent and solvent cannot dissolve in solute
Does a solvent dissolve in a solute to make a solution?
No, it is the solute that dissolves in the solvent to form a solution. A solvent is a substance in which a solute can dissolve to create a homogenous mixture, known as a solution. The solute is the substance being dissolved, while the solvent is the medium in which the solute dissolves.
What happens to a solution when solute is added?
If the solute is soluble, it will dissolve in the solvent.
Does the solvent dissolve the solute?
No; the solute is dissolved in the solvent.
Which solutes dissolve?
It depends on the polarity of the solute and the solvent. If the solute is polar, then it will only dissolve in a polar solvent If the solute in nonpolar, then it will only dissolve in a nonpolar solvent
How much solvent can dissolve a given amount of solute?
This depend on the solute and the specific solvent.
Is table salt a solute?
Table salt or sodium chloride is indeed a solute. It will dissolve and disperse in water. In that context, water is a solvent.
What Solvent substance dissolves in saltwater?
A solvent cannot dissolve. You can dissolve a solute in a solvent, e.g. you can dissolve sugar in water - sugar is the solute, and water is the solvent. You cannot dissolve water though.
In an aqueous solution of sodium chloride what is the solute and the what is the solvent?
Solute is Sodium chloride , the substance that is put into the solvent Solvent is Water , the substance that the solute dissolves into. The whole is a Solution.
When making a solution you dissolve a solute?
You dissolve a solute in a solvent
What is the greatest amount of solute that can dissolve in solvent?
The amount of solute that can be dissolved in a solvent has many factors. These include: the strength of the solvent, the temperature of the solvent, whether the solute is soluble or not. There is no definite answer to the question.
How can you make extra solute dissolve?
If you will heat the solvent, the undissolved solute will dissolve.
Is carbon tetrachloride CCl4 soluble in chloroform?
question itself is wrong, chloroform is solute and ccl4 is solvent, solute should dissolve in solvent and solvent cannot dissolve in solute
What is the universal solute?
The solute that can dissolve any solvent.
Which is the solvent in a solution?
The solvent is the substance which dissolve the solute; for a sugar solution water is the solvent and sugar the solute.
