Multiple Choice
Why can water dissolve many substances?
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6. Chemical Quantities & Aqueous Reactions
Solubility Rules
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Which term refers to a substance that is capable of dissolving another substance?
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Solvent
B
Suspension
C
Solute
D
Solution
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Identify the key terms in the question: 'substance', 'dissolving', and 'another substance'.
Understand that in a solution, there are typically two components: the solute and the solvent.
The solute is the substance that is being dissolved, while the solvent is the substance that does the dissolving.
A solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances, where the solute is uniformly distributed within the solvent.
Therefore, the term that refers to a substance capable of dissolving another substance is 'solvent'.
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