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In a salt solution why is water the solvent and salt the solute?

In a salt solution, water is the solvent because it is the substance that dissolves the salt. The salt is considered the solute because it is the substance that is being dissolved in the water to form the solution.


How come when you mix salt and water together it will still be salty and wet?

When salt is mixed with water, the salt dissolves into the water, forming a saltwater solution. The water molecules surround the salt ions, preventing them from recombining to form solid salt crystals. This is why the solution remains salty even though the salt is no longer visible, and why it feels wet because of the water content.


Which is affected most by increasing the temperature of the waterhow fast salt dissolves or how fast sugar dissolves?

Sugar dissolves faster in warmer water compared to salt. This is because increasing the water temperature provides more energy to break apart the sugar molecules, allowing them to dissolve more quickly. Salt, on the other hand, already dissolves relatively fast in water regardless of temperature, but it tends to dissolve slightly faster in warmer water as well.


Will cloth get salt out of water?

No, cloth will not remove salt from water because salt dissolves fully in water and cannot be filtered out by cloth. To separate salt from water, you would need to use a process like distillation or reverse osmosis.


Why does water dissolve more salt than ethanol?

Water is polar, and so is salt (because it's ionic and therefore polar by definition.) So salt dissolves easily in water, because in chemistry, "like dissolves like." Ethanol is non-polar (because it's a hydrocarbon, and they're all non-polar.) So water and ethanol won't dissolve in each other. Nor will ethanol dissolve salt.

Related Questions

How salt can be increased in salt water?

it increases because the salt dissolves and it produces watter


What is salt in water because it dissolves in water?

Salt is the solute. Water is the solvent. The mixture is a solution. Or, you can say that salt is dissociated in water because the sodium ions and the chlorine ions have moved apart as the salt dissolves. Or, you can say it is aqueous. Solutes dissolved in water are described as aqueous.


In a salt solution why is water the solvent and salt the solute?

In a salt solution, water is the solvent because it is the substance that dissolves the salt. The salt is considered the solute because it is the substance that is being dissolved in the water to form the solution.


Why is it that salt dissolves better in water than baking soda?

Because salt is bonded


Why does salt dissolves more if you add more water?

because salt has feelings too


What dissolves faster salt water or sugar water?

Salt dissolves faster in heated water. Sugar dissolves faster in regular water.


Why do you use filter paper to separate sand from water and not salt from water?

Because the salt dissolves in the water whereas sand does not.


Why does Rock salt dissolves slower in water than grains of salt?

because it has less surface contact with water


Why we cannot see the salt particle when it is added to the water?

We cannot see the salt particle when it is added to the water because it dissolves


Why does water absorb salt?

Water "dissolves" salt. Water does not absorb salt.


Does the temperature affect the speed at whih the salt dissolves in water and why?

yes, because salt is polar molecule


What is a solvent solution?

A solvent is a substance that dissolves the solute in a solution. For example, in salt water, water is the solvent and the salt is the solute. Water dissolves the salt.