AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the solution of seawater, water is the solvent. The hydrogen and oxygen atoms in water molecules make up about 96.5 percent of the mass of seawater.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -For example, in a solution of salt in water, the solute is salt, and solvent is water.

Detailed explanation-4: -Salt solution is an example of an aqueous solution. It means that salt is dissolved in water and the component which is dissolved is called the solute.