Ammonia would be the solute and water would be the solvent.
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Ammonia (NH3) is the solute in ammonia water, while water (H2O) is the solvent.
The solute in household ammonia is typically ammonia gas dissolved in water.
In a solution of sugar and water, water is the solvent and sugar is the solute. The solvent is the substance that dissolves the solute, while the solute is the substance that is being dissolved.
Depending on what you are trying to do, it could be a solute, solvent or mutual solvent.Mutual solvents are fun. They are a way to create a solution of two chemicals that won't dissolve into each other on their own. Let's say you want to dissolve water into fuel - it's wintertime and you know having water freezing up in your fuel lines is not a good thing. You also know if water gets in your fuel tank the fuel will float on top of it. But if you put a chemical, like isopropyl alcohol which is the active ingredent in gas-line antifreeze, that will dissolve in both water and fuel in the tank you will get your desired result - the IPA will dissolve into the water, then carry the dissolved water into the fuel.
The sugar is the solute and the water is the solvent. Whatever is dissolved is the solute, and whatever the solute is dissolved in is the solvent. The solvent dissolves the solute.