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What does solute mean?

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A solution (from the verb to solve), is the answer to a question, problem, or disagreement.

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A solution consists of one or more liquid, gaseous, or solid substances added to another, usually a liquid, so as to form a homogeneous mixture (a dissolving).

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solute = substance dissolved in the solvent
In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of two or more substances. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. The solvent does the dissolving.

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What you mean solute?

In a solution, the solute is whatever is dissolved in the solvent.


Does solute mean salt?

Not necessarily. Salt can be deemed a solute but solute can mean other things. You can even regard oxygen dissolved in water as solute. A solute (usually solid) in a solvent (usually liquid) is a solution (such as salty water, {brine} or a sugar solution.


Does a paper is a solute?

you mean is paper a solute. no but if you want to know what its solute is, I honestly don't know. Try to Google it.


What has more solute an egg or distilled water?

By solute I hope you mean more substance...If that's what you mean then definitely the egg. Distilled water has been filtered to remove as much solute as possible.


What does dilution and concentration mean?

Dilute it when there isn't much solute in the solution. So there is a lot of solvent. Concentrated mean there is a lot of solute in the solution.


What do the terms solute and solvent mean?

A solute dissolves in a solvent. For example, salt dissolves in water.


Do solute and solvent mean the same thing?

no, solute means solid and solvent means liquid


What a solute mean in science?

the solution mean two substance mix evenly


What does solute mean in chemistry?

A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances.


What does concentration mean in 5th grade science?

Its a ratio of solute in solutions. Concentration= (Mass of solute/Volume of solvent) * 100


What does it mean to say a solution is concentrated?

If a solution is concentrated a lot of solute is dissolved in the solvent. More solute can still be dissolved, though. If no more solute could be dissolved, you have a saturated solution.


What does a solution mean?

A solution can have many definitions. It would mean the act of solving a problem or the state of being solved or the process of determining an answer to a problem. You can find definitions like these on dictionary.com