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- you mix sugar in water and stir until its completely dissolved. in this system, the water is the _______, the sugar is the _____, and the end result is a _______.
○ solvent; so..ion; solute
○ solute; solution; solvent
○ solute; solvent; solution
○ solvent; solute; solution
A solution is a homogeneous mixture. The solvent is the component that does the dissolving (usually present in a larger amount). The solute is the component that gets dissolved (usually present in a smaller amount). In sugar - water, water is the solvent (as it is more abundant and dissolves sugar), sugar is the solute (as it is being dissolved), and the final mixture is a solution.
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solvent; solute; solution