Pouring salt into water and mixing them together. Which substance is the solvent and which is the solute?

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Pouring salt into water and mixing them together.  Which substance is the solvent and which is the solute?

ash2326 · Answer

WATER IS THE SOLVENT AND SALT IS SOLUTE

anonymous · Answer

Solutes and solvents are the two parts of a solution. In short, the solvent is the material in greater quantity, and the solute is in lesser. The idea is that neither compound will react with the other, but that the solvent will dissolve the solute. In order for this to happen, they must be of like properties: organic solvents for organic solutes, and polar solvents for polar solutes. Examples Solvents: water (polar, inorganic); ethanol (polar, organic); heptane (nonpolar, organic) Solutes: Salts (e.g. NaCl; KBr); usually whatever product you are forming in a reaction taken from here: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_solute_vs_solvent

anonymous · Answer

isnt this chemistry??

anonymous · Answer

Chemistry is just a branch of physics ;-)

(Chemists hate it when you say that! lol)

anonymous · Answer

lol im going to use that now on my chemist friends :)