Because like dissolves like. Water is a polar molecule and will dissolve other polar molecules or ions but not oils for example because they are not polar. ie they are immisceble.
The solvent is water, the solute is salt; solvent and solute form a solution.
Ammonia would be the solute and water would be the solvent.
The solvent in Sprite is water.
water is the solvent while sodium nitrate is the solute
When soap is added to water, water is the solvent
The solvent is the pure water.
Salt and sugar aer the solute(s), and water is the solvent.
Water itself. Water is the universal solvent.
Water is the solvent. Ammonia is the solute.
In most cases water is the solvent.
Water is the solvent and chalk is the solute.
The solvent in sea water is water itself. Water acts as the solvent that dissolves various salts and minerals in the ocean, creating the salty composition of sea water.
Universal Solvent is the solvent found in cola and OJ.Universal Solvent is the solvent found in cola and OJ.
Water is the solvent, and sugar is the solute.
solvent;water solute:pineapple and some dissolved substance
The solvent is water, the solute is salt; solvent and solute form a solution.
A solvent cannot dissolve. You can dissolve a solute in a solvent, e.g. you can dissolve sugar in water - sugar is the solute, and water is the solvent. You cannot dissolve water though.