What is a solute?

A solute is the substance that gets dissolved in a solution.

What is a solvent?

A solvent is the substance that does the dissolving in a solution.

What is a solution?

A solution is a mixture where the solute and solvent are evenly mixed.

In saltwater, what is the solute?

In saltwater, the solute is salt.

In saltwater, what is the solvent?

In saltwater, the solvent is water.

Which is an example of a solution?

An example of a solution is sugar and water.

Which substance is the universal solvent?

Water is known as the universal solvent.

What type of mixture is a solution?

A solution is a homogeneous type of mixture.

Which factor does NOT affect the rate of dissolution?

The color of the solute does not affect the rate of dissolution.

What do you call a solution that cannot dissolve any more solute at a given temperature?

A solution that cannot dissolve any more solute at a given temperature is called saturated.