The solute
The liquid in which solids are dissolved is called a solvent. When a substance is dissolved in a solvent, it forms a solution. The dissolved substance is known as the solute.
Atom by atom.
Because the water is called the "Universal Solvent"
There is no solvent in magma. Rocks turn to a liquid state because of super-heating, not because the solids were dissolved in any solvent.
If the solvent is a gas, only gases are dissolved under a given set of conditions. If the solvent is a liquid, then gases, liquids, and solids can be dissolved.
B. A solute and a solvent
A solvent is a substance in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution. The solute can be solids, liquids, or gases that are dissolved in a solvent to create a homogeneous mixture. Examples include water (solvent) dissolving salt (solute) to form a saltwater solution.
I think you mean solvent. A substance that dissolves another substance is called the solvent. Water is a solvent for sugar and salt, for example. The stuff that is dissolved in the solvent is called the solute.
solvent: a liquid or a solid substance capable of dissolving other liquids or solids. solute: is the dissolved matter in a solution.
A mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another is called a solution. The substance that is dissolved is called the solute, and the substance in which it is dissolved is called the solvent. Solutions can be in the form of liquids, gases, or solids.
Dissolved solids increase the density of a solution because they add mass without significantly increasing its volume. When substances like salts or sugars dissolve in a solvent (usually water), they break into ions or molecules, increasing the overall mass of the solution. This change in mass relative to volume results in a higher density compared to the pure solvent. Consequently, solutions with higher concentrations of dissolved solids will generally have greater density than those with fewer dissolved solids.
Usually the amount of solute in a solvent is measured by concentration, that is, how many grams of the solute is in one liter of solvent. This is called molarity or M.