Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Solute:
A substance which dissolves in a
solvent
.
--To be added: video of solution formation--
The
solubility
of NaCl (the solute) in
water
(the
solvent
) is 35.7 g per 100 mL at 0
o
C.
Related terms:
Miscible
,
immiscible
,
insoluble
,
solvation
,
desolvation
,
polar solvent
,
nonpolar solvent
,
noncovalent molecular force
,
gas phase
,
neat
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