General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life (5th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-746-6

Chapter 9 - Solutions - 9.1 Solutions - Questions and Problems - Page 329: 9.2

Answer

a. Solute: Acetic acid Solvent: Water b. Solute: Sugar Solvent: Water c. Solute: $Br_2$ Solvent: Methylene Chloride

Work Step by Step

Most of the time, the solute is the substance present in the lesser amount, and the solvent is the substance present in the greater amount. a. $200. \space mL \gt 10.0 \space mL$ b. and c. When we have a solid and a liquid in a solution, the liquid is considered the solvent, and the solid is considered the solute.
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