Question
Final Assessment - Scientific Principles: Solutions, Emulsions & Colloids Scientific Principles: Solutions, Emulsions 8 Colloids 5 of 20 Select the correct answer from the choices provided in the underlined sections. If a solution of sugar water is being made sugar is the system I solute, water is the solute / solvent and what it is being mixed in is the solute / system.
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Answer
### Sugar is the solute, water is the solvent, and the mixture is the solution.
Explanation
## Step1: Identify the solute and solvent### In a sugar water solution, sugar is the solute and water is the solvent.## Step2: Determine the correct terms for the components### The substance being dissolved (sugar) is the solute, and the substance doing the dissolving (water) is the solvent. The mixture of both is the solution.