Question

classify solutions based on the physical states of solute and solvent?

Answer 1

In chemistry, a solution is a special type of homogeneous mixture composed of two or more substances. The term aqueous solution is when one of the solvents is water. In such a mixture, a solute is a substance dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. The mixing process of a solution happens at a scale where the effects of chemical polarity are involved, resulting in interactions that are specific to solvation. The solution assumes the phase of the solvent when the solvent is the larger fraction of the mixture, as is commonly the case. The concentration of a solute in a solution is the mass of that solute expressed as a percentage of the mass of the whole solution.

Characteristics

• A solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances.

• The particles of solute in a solution cannot be seen by the naked eye.

• A solution does not allow beams of light to scatter.

• A solution is stable.

• The solute from a solution cannot be separated by filtration (or mechanically).

• It is composed of only one phase.