When 1 g of sodium chloride (NaCl) is placed in 100 g of water, a solution results. Once the solution is prepared, water is now considered what part of the solution?

Once the solution is prepared, water is now considered as the solvent of the solution. On the other hand, NaCl is the solute. The solvent is a substance that dissolves other substances. It has a larger composition with respect to the other components in the solution.