Question

Identify the solute and solvent in a solution made from 15 mL of oxygen and 5 mL of helium.

Answer 1

Answer:

Oxygen is solvent and Helium is solute.

Explanation:

Helium is a complety inert gas which do not react with other compounds whereas, oxygen can take part in chemical reaction with many compounds.

• if we mix 15 mL of oxygen and 5mL of helium then the oxygen is the solvent and helium is solute.
• In a mixture the compound with the greater volume is solvent and the compound with lwss volume is solute.
• in this case, oxygen has greater volume than that of helium so oxygen is solute and helium is solvent here.