In a solution such as salt water, the component that does the dissolving is called the?

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Brent Nash

Physics

30 August, 08:39

In a solution such as salt water, the component that does the dissolving is called the?

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Shelly · Answer 1

The answer is solute

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Damarion Ramsey · Answer 2

Solvent

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A solution is a substance that is made by dissolving one component in another. It is made up of a solvent and a solute. The component that dissolves the other is known as solvent. Examples of solvents include water, ethanol, milk, chloroform, etc. The component that dissolves in the other is known as the solute. Examples of solute include salts, sugar, etc. For example in an aqueous solution of sodium chloride (NaCl); sodium chloride salt is the solute while water is the solvent.