what is difference between solute and solvent?????????????????????????//give answer

Answer 1

Both of the previous answers are correct, but what if you have two liquids, such as water and ethyl alcohol. The solvent is the one that is present in the larger amount and the solute is the one present in lesser amount.

Answer 2

The solute dissolves in the solvent..

So for example salt solution - salt is the solute and water is the solvent

Answer 3

Hi Hashaam,

The solute is the substance being dissolved. The solvent is the substance doing the dissolving.

Think of dissolving salt in water. The salt is the solute because the salt is dissolving. The water is the solvent because the water is doing the dissolving.

Hope this helps!