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what is solution and examples
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Answer 1

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• Explain solvent and its examples ?

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A solution has a solvent and a solute as its components. The component of the solution that this dissolves the other component in it (usually is a component present in larger amount) is called the solvent. The component of the solution that is dissolved in a solvent usually present in lesser quality is called the solute.

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• A solution of sugar in water is a solid in liquid solution . In this solution sugar is the solute and water is the solvent.

• A solution of iodine in alcohol known as "tincture of iodine" has iodine (solid) as the solute and alcohol (liquid) as the solvent.

• Aerated drinks like soda water etc. are gas in liquid solutions, these contain carbon dioxide (gas) as a solute and water (liquid) as solvent.

• Air is a mixture of gas in gas, Air is a homogeneous mixture of a number of gases, its two main constituents are Oxygen and nitrogen . The other gases are present in very small quantities.

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• A solution is a homogenous mixture.

• The particles of a solution are smaller than 1nm $({10}^{-9}\:metre)$ in a diameter so they cannot be seen by naked eyes.

• Because of very small particle size they do not scatter a beam of light passing through the solution, so the path of light is not visible in a solution.

• The solute particles cannot be separated from the mixture by the process of filtration, the solute particles do not settle down when left undisturbed that is a solution is stable

Answer 2

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A substance in which solute is dissolved and forms solution is a solvent. Generally solvent is a liquid but it can also be a solid, a gas, or a supercritical fluid.

Examples of Solvent :

• Inorganic solvents are those solvents which do not contain carbon such as water, ammonia whereas organic solvents are those solvents which contain carbon and oxygen in their composition such as alcohols, glycol ethers.

• Solvents which contain carbon and hydrogen only are hydrocarbon solvents such as gasoline, benzene, toluene, hexane, etc.