Solvent = substance in more abundance.
Solute = substance in less abundance.
Put a little something in a lot of water. The something is the solute and the water is the solvent. For example, salt water is a solution where the salt is the solute and the water is the solvent.
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When water is used as a solvent, it is called an aqueous solution. In this type of solution, water serves as the medium in which other substances dissolve. Aqueous solutions are common in various biological and chemical processes due to water's unique properties as a universal solvent.
Solvent = substance in more abundance.
Solute = substance in less abundance.
Put a little something in a lot of water. The something is the solute and the water is the solvent. For example, salt water is a solution where the salt is the solute and the water is the solvent.
Water is the solvent in an aqueous solution of salt.
A sugar cube is the solute in a solution when dissolved in a solvent, such as water. The resulting mixture of sugar and water is the solution.
'An Aqueous' solution. NB The word 'aqueous' comes from Latin ; 'aqua' meaning 'water'.
When water is the solvent for a mixture, the mixture is called an aqueous solution.
In a salt solution, the salt is the solute and the substance in which the salt dissolves is the solvent. For example, in a saltwater solution, salt (sodium chloride) is the solute and water is the solvent.