Question

what do you call any substance that dissolves another substance? image: a glass with a dissolved substance options: atoms (green), solvent (purple), gas (orange), solid (teal)

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall the definitions of the terms:

• Atoms are the basic units of matter, not related to dissolving.
• A solvent is defined as a substance that dissolves another substance (the solute) to form a solution.
• Gas is a state of matter, not a substance that dissolves others.
• Solid is also a state of matter, not related to dissolving in this context.

So the correct term for a substance that dissolves another substance is solvent.

Answer:

B. Solvent (assuming the purple option is labeled as B, but based on the content, the correct choice is the option with "Solvent")