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A clear colorless liquid phase sample undergoes evaporation. Once the liquid is completely evaporated a white crystalline powder residue is left in the evaporating dish. This sample is best described as ____

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a solution

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A solution is composed of a liquid in which a solid compound (the solute) has been dissolved. Since there was a solid residue left over once the liquid component evaporated, the sample must have been a solution.

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