Imagine that you're able to fully dissolve a powdered substance in water. What can be said about this creation?
a. The creation is a solution.
b. The powdered substance is the solvent.
c. Water is the solute.
d. The creation is a suspension.
a. The creation is a solution. If you can dissolve powdered substances in water fully, it will result in a mixture called solution. Solutions are transparent while suspensions may look murky, which particles setting at the bottom of the container. In a solution, the powdered substance is the solute, and water is the solvent.
