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Q: Sugar is a ………… in a sugar solution?
  • A. Solvent
  • B. Dissolved substance
  • C. Colloids
  • D. Suspension
Correct Answer: Option B - A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances (solid, liquid, gas) is called a solution. Generally its main constituents which are high in quantity are solvents and those which are in small quantities are called solutes. Water is a good solvent because it dissolves different types of substances. For this reason, water is called universal solvent. Sugar is a dissolved substance (solute) in a sugar solution because it is in small quantity in solvent.
B. A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances (solid, liquid, gas) is called a solution. Generally its main constituents which are high in quantity are solvents and those which are in small quantities are called solutes. Water is a good solvent because it dissolves different types of substances. For this reason, water is called universal solvent. Sugar is a dissolved substance (solute) in a sugar solution because it is in small quantity in solvent.

Explanations:

A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances (solid, liquid, gas) is called a solution. Generally its main constituents which are high in quantity are solvents and those which are in small quantities are called solutes. Water is a good solvent because it dissolves different types of substances. For this reason, water is called universal solvent. Sugar is a dissolved substance (solute) in a sugar solution because it is in small quantity in solvent.