Water and Solution — Practice Questions

Question 1

In salty water, the salt is the:

Accepted Answer

solute — The dissolved substance (salt) is the solute.

Question 2

In salty water, the water is the:

Accepted Answer

solvent — The liquid that dissolves the solute is the solvent.

Question 3

A solute dissolved in a solvent forms a:

Accepted Answer

solution — Together they make a solution.

Question 4

Warming the water usually makes a solid solute dissolve:

Accepted Answer

faster / more — Heating usually increases how much and how fast a solid dissolves.

Question 5

Water is often called the:

Accepted Answer

universal solvent — Water dissolves so many things it is called the universal solvent.

Question 6

How much solute can dissolve in a solvent is its:

Accepted Answer

solubility — That amount is its solubility.