Question

question 8
you love sweet tea. you create a solution of simply syrup to sweeten your tea. to do so, you mix sugar and water until the sugar has completely dissolved in the water. in this scenario, the water is acting as a ____, whereas the sugar is acting as a ____.
a solute; solvent
b solution; solute
c solvent; solute
d solution; solvent

Explanation:

In a solution, the solvent is the substance that dissolves the solute. Here, water dissolves sugar. So water is the solvent and sugar is the solute.

Answer:

C. solvent; solute