If a person pours salt into water and mixes them together. Which substance is the solvent and which is the solute?

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If a person pours salt into water and mixes them together.  Which substance is the solvent and which is the solute?

anonymous · Answer

A.     The salt is the solvent and the water is the solute.
	B.	The water is the solvent and the salt is the solute.
	C.	Both the water and salt are the solute.
	D.	Bother the water and salt are the solvent

jfraser · Answer

It depends on which substance is present in the greatest amount. Usually, the wording of the problem implies that a small amount of salt is added to a comparatively large volume of water. The general rule I use is:

The solvent is the substance that does the dissolving. The solute is the substance that gets dissolved.

anonymous · Answer

It'd be A

anonymous · Answer

it should be B. water is the solvent, and salt is the solute (the stuff that is getting dissolved).

anonymous · Answer

definitely ''b''

anonymous · Answer

no doubt its b