Question

A teaspoon of dry coffee crystals dissolves when mixed in a cup of hot water. This process produces a coffee solution. Which term best identifies how the original crystals are classified?

-Reactant
-product
-solvent
-a solute

Answer 1

solute

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answer is - solute.

Step-by-step explanation:

A solute is one half of a solution that is dissolved in the other half of the solution, known as the solvent. Solute particles are always less or lower in quantity or concentration than the solvent in a solution.

In this case, coffee crystals are dissolved in hot water so the solute will be coffee crystals and the amount of coffee crystals are also less than the amount of solvent.