Is ammonia solute or solvent

Answer 1

Depending on what you are trying to do, it could be a solute, solvent or mutual solvent.Mutual solvents are fun. They are a way to create a solution of two chemicals that won't dissolve into each other on their own. Let's say you want to dissolve water into fuel - it's wintertime and you know having water freezing up in your fuel lines is not a good thing. You also know if water gets in your fuel tank the fuel will float on top of it. But if you put a chemical, like isopropyl alcohol which is the active ingredent in gas-line antifreeze, that will dissolve in both water and fuel in the tank you will get your desired result - the IPA will dissolve into the water, then carry the dissolved water into the fuel.

Answer 2

It is a solvent.

A solvent is a substance that has the property of dissolving something. Since NH3 (also known as Ammonia) is an acid, it is there-for a solvent.

Answer 3

Liquid ammonia is a well known solvent.
But dissolved in water ammonia is a solute, forming NH4OH solution.