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when a solute dissolves in water you can keep adding and stirring intill no more can dissolve. This is called a saturated solution.

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The intermolecular distance between the solute is decreasing and surrounded by solvent molecule's. Hence, a solution forms.

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it forms a solution of the solute particles dissolved in the solvent

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What happens when a solute dissolves in a liquid?

The particles of that solute go into the empty spaces around the water particles.


Is the water solute?

Solvent. What is dissolves is the solute.


Solute dissolves more rapidly when?

solute dissolves more rapidly in hot water


What do the terms solute and solvent mean?

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


When a solid dissolves in water is it called a solute?

yes, this is true-when a solid dissolves in water, it is called a solute. hope this helped :-)


What is a solvent solution?

A solvent is a substance that dissolves the solute in a solution. For example, in salt water, water is the solvent and the salt is the solute. Water dissolves the salt.


When you make a solution of Koo-aid and water is the solute or solvent?

The Kool-Aid is the solute because the solute is the thing that dissolves, and the water is the solvent because the solvent is the thing that dissolves something. Solute=Kool-Aid Solvent=Water


Salt dissolves in water because it is?

it is a solute


What dissolves solute solvent and solution?

water


Using saltwater as an example define solute and solvent and explain what happens when salt NaCl dissolves in water?

The solute is the salt.The water is the solvent.The water acts as a solvent to the solute of salt. It forms a solution when the salt has fully dissolved into the water.Get it?


When liquid detergent dissolves in water which is the solute or the solvent?

The solvent is the water, and the liquid detergent is the solute.


What does reducing solute particle size increase the speed at which the solute dissolves in water?

It exposes more of the solute to the water molecules