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Which of the following statements is correct for a homogeneous mixture of sugar in water?
Water is the solvent.
Sugar is the solvent.
Water is the solute.
Both water and sugar are solvents.
Water is the solvent.
In a solution, the component present in the largest quantity is the solvent, while the component present in smaller quantities is the solute. Since sugar is dissolved into water, water acts as the solvent because it is the medium in which the solute (sugar) is dispersed.
In a solution, the component present in the largest quantity is the solvent, while the component present in smaller quantities is the solute. Since sugar is dissolved into water, water acts as the solvent because it is the medium in which the solute (sugar) is dispersed.
Think of a crowd at a stadium; if the stadium represents the space available (the solvent), the people occupying that space are the attendees (the solutes). Because there is much more space provided by the stadium structure, it acts as the primary medium.
Remember 'SOLute is LESS' (the component in less quantity) vs 'SOLvent is VAST' (the component in vast quantity).
Solution=Solute+Solvent
Concentration=VolumesolutionтАЛMasssoluteтАЛтАЛ
When sugar (C12тАЛH22тАЛO11тАЛ) is added to water (H2тАЛO), the polar water molecules surround the polar sugar molecules, overcoming the intermolecular forces holding the solid sugar together. This process is called solvation (or hydration in water), resulting in a homogenous mixture where the solute molecules are uniformly distributed throughout the bulk solvent.
A solution is defined as a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances.
The solvent is the substance doing the dissolving (the medium).
The solute is the substance being dissolved.
Sugar water is a classic example of a liquid solution where water is the 'universal solvent'.
Uniform composition throughout the mixture.
Components cannot be separated by simple physical filtration.
Preparation of syrups in pharmaceutical and food industries.
Biological transport of dissolved nutrients in the bloodstream.
Water is often called the 'Universal Solvent' because its polar nature allows it to dissolve a vast range of substances.
Option B is incorrect because sugar is present in smaller amounts and is being dissolved. Option C is incorrect because 'solute' refers to the substance dissolved, not the medium. Option D is incorrect as it is physically impossible for both to be the solvent in a standard aqueous solution.
A is correct тАФ Water acts as the solvent in a sugar-water solution because it constitutes the larger part of the mixture and facilitates the dissolving process.
Always identify the substance present in greater quantity as the solvent, even in non-aqueous solutions like alloys or gaseous mixtures.
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