When 1 g of sodium chloride (NaCl) is placed in 100 g of water, a solution results. Once the solution is prepared, water is now considered what part of the solution?

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Mitchell Myers

8 December, 18:17

When 1 g of sodium chloride (NaCl) is placed in 100 g of water, a solution results. Once the solution is prepared, water is now considered what part of the solution?

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Eileen Wiggins · Answer 1

Once the solution is prepared, water is now considered as the solvent of the solution. On the other hand, NaCl is the solute. The solvent is a substance that dissolves other substances. It has a larger composition with respect to the other components in the solution.