Solutions

 

Solutions

Solutions and Their Properties

Anything dissolved in a solution is referred to as a solute. In a fluid solution, the amount of solvent always outweighs the amount of solute. Two of the most prevalent solutes in our daily lives are salt and water. Salt is a solute because it dissolves in water.

Examples of solutes include sugar, dissolved carbon dioxide, oxygen, water vapour, carbon dioxide, argon, etc.

Solvent refers to the component of a solution that is most prevalent. It is the fluid in which the solute has been dissolved. Typically, a solvent is a liquid. The Latin term solv, which means “to loosen or untie,” is the source of the English word “solvent.”

Examples of the solvent include water, ethanol, methanol, acetone, tetrachloroethylene, toluene, methyl acetate, and ethyl acetate.

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

 Properties

• Its particles are too tiny and have a diameter of less than 1 nm.
• The particles are not visible to the naked eyes.
• Particles do not scatter a beam of light passing through them and hence do not show the Tyndall effect.
• The solute particles never settle down on keeping undisturbed.
• The components of a solution cannot be separated using filtration.