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Reyna is making a mixture of lithium chloride (LiCl)) and water (H2O). The lithium chloride completely dissolves in the water, LiCl (aq). What is the solvent?

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Answer:

Water

Step-by-step explanation:

The solvent that formed this mixture is the water. The solute is lithium chloride.

  • A solvent is the fluid medium which allows a solute to dissolve.
  • A solute is a solid substance which is dispersed in the solvent

Since the solvent is the dissolving medium, it is stated in the problem that lithium chloride completely dissolves in the water.

Therefore, the water is the solvent.

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