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Why is the statement Water is a solvent in any solution not always true?
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∙ 12y ago
Water is a polar liquid
Solubility depends on "like dissolves like"
That means that water can only dissolve polar substances.
consider nail varnish: this won't dissolve in water because it is not polar.
However, it will dissolve in acetone, which is a non-polar solvent.
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What do you call the substance that easily dissolve in a solvent?
A solute is something that dissolves into a solvent. The solvent is the substance present in the greatest amount (there is always more of it) and the solute is always present in a smaller amount. Together they form a solution.
Do solutions always contain a liquid solute?
no solutions always do not contain liquid solute. eg: in a solution of salt and water water is the solvent and salt is the solvent.... also in lemonade sugar salt or anything r not liquid
What is the solvent in a salt solution like brine?
Salt and sugar aer the solute(s), and water is the solvent.
Is a aqueous solution a solution that contains all the solute that it can hold?
the solution itself, yes. it must contain water to be called an aqueous solution. the term aqueous designates water as the solvent/diluent.
Is ocean water a solute and solvent?
salt is the solute, and the water's the solvent.
How is aqueous solution different from other solutions.?
In an aqueous solution the solvent is water.
What is the solvent of something?
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.
Is is true or false thae you can make concentrated solution more dilute by adding solvent?
The statement is true. Solvent is what you dissolve a solute in. In chemistry, your solvent is usually going to be water. So, if you have a concentrated solution and you pour some more water into it, you're diluting the solution.
What is water in a solution?
The water in a solution is called the solvent
What is the solvent in a surgur water solution?
The solvent is the water
Is sugar a solute or solvent solution?
Sugar water is a solution in which sugar is the solute and water is the solvent. The water dissolves the sugar.
Is a sugar cube a solute solvent or solution?
solution ------- Sugar dissolved in water: sugar is the solute, water is the solvent; and the solute plus the solvent - is a solution !
When the solvent is water the mixture is?
When water is the solvent, the mixture is a solution.
In a solution the water is the?
The water in a solution is called the solvent
What is the solvent in an aqueous solution of salt?
The solvent is water, the solute is salt; solvent and solute form a solution.
Water is the solvent in a what solution?
In a salt water solution, the salt is dissolved in the water, therefore salt is the solute and water is the solvent.
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.
