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Water is the solvent.

Salt is the solute.

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What is a solute and solevent in a saltwater solution?

In a basic saltwater solution, the water molecules would be the solvent and the salt molecules would be the solute.


Is sodium chloride a solvent in salt water?

No, sodium chloride is the solute and water is the solvent in salt water


Is water the solute in a salt water solution?

No, salt is the solute and water is the solvent


What Solvent substance dissolves in saltwater?

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.


Using saltwater as a example What is s solute mean?

The pure water is the solvent and the minerals, salts that dissolved in the water (to make salt water) are called the solute. I assumed you were talking about sea/salt water? If you are talking about common salt dissolved in water the the salt is the solute and the water is the solvent.


Is saltwater a solution or solute?

Saltwater is a solution because you can get fresh water and some salt and mix it and then you get saltwater.


What is the solute for the solution saltwater?

This is a solution of sodium chloride (NaCl) in water.


In salt water the salt is the and the water is the?

Salt is the solute (the substance being dissolved) and water is the solvent (the substance doing the dissolving.


If you have a solution of saltwater. In this solution what is the solvent and what is the solute?

The solvent is the water (chemical formula H2O). The solute is the salt (table salt, NaCl or another substance).


Using saltwater as an example define solute and solvent and explain what happens when salt NaCl dissolves in water?

The solute is the salt.The water is the solvent.The water acts as a solvent to the solute of salt. It forms a solution when the salt has fully dissolved into the water.Get it?


What is a solute's and what is the solvent in a saltwater solution?

The solvent is the water (chemical formula H2O). The solute is the salt (table salt, NaCl or another substance).


What is solute and solvent of an salt solution?

In a salt solution, the salt is the solute and the substance in which the salt dissolves is the solvent. For example, in a saltwater solution, salt (sodium chloride) is the solute and water is the solvent.