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It can be either, though it's usually the solvent.the one with more quantity is solvent.
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∙ 12y agowater is normally the solvent (the substance that creates the solution). it is the part that mixes with the solute (What is being dissolved/mixed together) to create a solution.
Wter is also called the universal solvent
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∙ 14y agosalt
Solvent!!! The Ocean is 96% water. This is the CORRECT answer!!!
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∙ 12y agosolute because water is the solvent
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∙ 11y agosolvent
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∙ 14y agoA solvent.
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What is the term for a substance dissolved in water?
It is called a solute, which is dissolved in a solvent
When sugar is dissolved in water is it solute or solvent?
The sugar is the solute and the water is the solvent. Whatever is dissolved is the solute, and whatever the solute is dissolved in is the solvent. The solvent dissolves the solute.
What is the solvent and solute in detergents?
the solvent is the water, the solute is the detergent.
In a solution of sugar and water which is the solvent and which is the solute?
Water is the solvent, sugar the solute.
What is the solvent and solute in seltzer water?
The solute is alka seltzer and the solvent is water.
What is a solvent and solute of gasoline?
The solvent is water- usually carbonated water. There are several solutes- mainly sugar.
What is the term for a substance dissolved in water?
It is called a solute, which is dissolved in a solvent
Is H2O a solute?
Water is usually used as a solvent.
If sugar is dissolved in water which component will be the solute and which will be the solvent?
Water is the solvent, and sugar is the solute.
When sugar is dissolved in water is it solute or solvent?
The sugar is the solute and the water is the solvent. Whatever is dissolved is the solute, and whatever the solute is dissolved in is the solvent. The solvent dissolves the solute.
What is the solvent and solute of tea?
... The solute is sugar or the tea mix, the solvent is the water.
What is the solute and solvent in chalk water?
Water is the solvent and chalk is the solute.
What is the solvent and solute in detergents?
the solvent is the water, the solute is the detergent.
What are the solute and solvent of a alcohol?
The solvent is usually the larger part of the solution which dissolves the solute. The solute is the smaller part which gets dissolved. So as an example, seawater is a solution. The solvent is water and the solute is salt and traces of other minerals. Vinegar is also a solution. Again, water is the solvent and glacial acetic acid is the solute. To do acid values in resin chemistry, methanolic KOH solution is usually the titrant. In this example, methanol is the solvent and KOH is the solute.
Can water be a solute?
Water can be a solute under some circumstances. For example, if 1cm3 of water is added to 100cm3 of ethanol, an ethanolic solution is formed in which ethanol is the solvent and water is the solute!!!note: a solute is that which is less in quantity and solvent is which is more in quantity
What is the solute and solvent soda water?
The solvent is water, the solute is carbon dioxide.
What is the solute and solvent of soda water?
The solvent is water, the solute is carbon dioxide.
