Question

part a when sugar is dissolved in water, sugar is the ____ and water is the ____. options: base; acid, inorganic molecule; organic molecule, solute; solvent, acid; base, solvent; solute. submit, request answer, provide feedback.

Explanation:

In a solution, the solute is the substance being dissolved, and the solvent is the substance doing the dissolving. When sugar dissolves in water, sugar is the solute (the substance dissolved) and water is the solvent (the substance that dissolves the solute). The other options are incorrect: bases/acids are about pH, inorganic/organic is about molecular structure classification, not solution components.

Answer:

solute; solvent