What is the solvent and solute of dirt?

Answer 1

A solvent dissolves the solute to form a solution. In solutions the solute can not be seen ie solutions do not scatter light.

Are you asking is there a solvent for dirt? Generally no.

Dirt consists of eroded rock into tiny particles, mixed with the particles is decaying plant matter, animal waste and decaying matter. Dirt is an heterogeneous mixture it is not a solution.

Answer 2

In the context of dirt, water is typically the solvent that dissolves various solutes such as minerals, organic matter, and other debris found in the soil. The solutes in dirt can include sand, clay, decomposed plant material, bacteria, and other particles.

Answer 3

Dirt may be a solute or not, depending on the nature of the dirt.

Answer 4

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