A solute is the component of a solution that is present in a smaller amount and is dissolved by the solvent. It may be a solid, liquid, or gas, and it spreads uniformly throughout the solvent to form a homogeneous mixture. For example, in a sugar solution, sugar is the solute and water is the solvent.
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प्रश्न
What do you understand by the term solute with reference to a solution?
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(a) Are the two solutions of the same concentration
(b) Compare the mass % of the two solutions.
