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lute
Plural
solutes
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a substance that is dissolved in a solvent, resulting in a solution
- In saltwater, salt (NaCl) is the solute that dissolves in water, the solvent.
- When sugar (sucrose) is added to coffee, sugar serves as the solute that dissolves in the coffee, the solvent.
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) dissolving in soda is an example of a gas solute in a liquid solvent.
- Carbon dioxide dissolves in soda, forming carbonic acid, and serves as a solute in the liquid.
- Dissolving a pain reliever (e.g., aspirin) in water results in the drug acting as the solute in the liquid solvent.