Question

In a solution , if salt is dissolved into the water , then water is the ?

Answer 1

The salt would be the solute so the water would be a solvent

Answer 2

Water is the solvent, and the salt is the solute.

A solution consists of a solvent, and a solute. The solvent is the major part of the solution, in this case water, and the solute is the minor component, in this case the salt.