AP BIOLOGY

BIOCHEMISTRY

PH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If you mix salt into water the salt will disassociate and dissolve forming saltwater. In this example the water would be consider the ____
A
Solution
B
Solvent
C
Solute
D
All of the Above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Salt dissolves into water to form saltwater, here salt is present as a solute and water as a solvent.

Detailed explanation-2: -Salt is dissolved in water to form salt-water. Here salt is present as a solute and water as a solvent.

Detailed explanation-3: -Therefore, dissolving salt in water is an example of a chemical change.

Detailed explanation-4: -When salt is mixed with water, the salt dissolves because the covalent bonds of water are stronger than the ionic bonds in the salt molecules.

Detailed explanation-5: -In a solution, the substance which is dissolved is called a solute and the substance in which the solute is dissolved is called a solvent. To obtain salt solution, salt is mixed in water and hence salt is the solute and water is the solvent.

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