Question

When salt is dissolved in water, the salt particles are referred to as the _____.

a. solvation
b. solute
c. solution
d. solvent?

Answer 1

Usually,the smaller amount is solute and higher amount is said to be a solvent in a solution. The amount of salt in salt solution would be lesser compared to the other entity in which it is being dissolved. Hence Salt is solute and other entity is solvent in which salt is to be dissolved.

Answer 2

The salt particles are solute. The water is solvent.