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A solution is best defined as:Read the answer and worked solution →In a salt-in-water solution, the solvent is:Read the answer and worked solution →

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A solution is best defined as:

  1. Any mixture of a solid and a liquid
  2. A pure substance in a single phase
  3. A heterogeneous mixture of two or more substances
  4. A homogeneous mixture of two or more pure substances
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Correct answer: D. A homogeneous mixture of two or more pure substances

A true solution is a *homogeneous* mixture of two or more pure substances. A binary solution has one solute and one solvent.

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In a salt-in-water solution, the solvent is:

  1. Cannot be defined for a salt solution
  2. Water
  3. Salt
  4. Their mixture
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Correct answer: B. Water

The solvent is the component present in larger amount (water here) the salt, present in smaller amount, is the solute.

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