AP BIOLOGY

BIOCHEMISTRY

PROPERTIES OF WATER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A a solvent is ____
A
the sinking substance in a solution
B
the dissolving substance in a solution
C
the substance that is dissolved in a solution
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A solution is made up of two components, solute and solvent. The solvent dissolves other substances in it. The substance that is dissolved in a solvent is called the solute.

Detailed explanation-2: -The substance being dissolved is called the solute and the liquid doing the dissolving is called the solvent. In order for a substance to dissolve, the molecules of the solute need to interact with the molecules of the solvent.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dissolution is the process where a solute in gaseous, liquid, or solid phase dissolves in a solvent to form a solution. Solubility. Solubility is the maximum concentration of a solute that can dissolve in a solvent at a given temperature. At the maximum concentration of solute, the solution is said to be saturated.

Detailed explanation-4: -A solution forms when one substance dissolves in another. The substance that dissolves is called the solute. The substance that dissolves it is called the solvent.

There is 1 question to complete.