When salt dissolves completely into water, which term is used to describe the water?

Question

A. solvent
B. solute
C. solution
D. concentration

Answer 1

The correct term to describe the water when salt dissolves completely into it is A. solvent.

In this context:

• The salt is the solute (the substance being dissolved).
• The water is the solvent (the substance doing the dissolving).
• The combination of solute and solvent forms a solution.
• Concentration refers to the amount of solute present in a given volume of solvent or solution.