Question
Sugar is a ……..in a sugar solution?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
The correct answer is Dissolved substance
Sugar is a dissolved substance in a sugar solution. Sugar is a solute because it dissolves in water to form a sugar solution.
A solute is a substance that dissolves in a solvent to form a solution, and is present in a lesser amount. In a sugar water solution, sugar is the solute and water is solvent.
- Solvent: A substance that can dissolve a given solute and form a solution with it is known as a solvent. A solvent is a substance that presents in large amount in a solution. For example: water and ethanol.
- Colloid: A solution in which a material is evenly suspended in a liquid. A colloid is a mixture in which one substance of dispersed insoluble particles is suspended throughout another substance. For example: gelatin, muddy water, butter, coloured glass.
- Suspension: A suspension is a heterogeneous mixture in which the solid particles are spread throughout the liquid without dissolving in it.
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