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A sports drink contains sugar, salt, and water. Which of these ingredients is the solvent?

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A solvent is something that can mix with a substance and make a solution.. that is
Water
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Answer: Water

Step-by-step explanation: A solution is made up of two substances named solute and solvent. Solute is that part of the solution which is present in smaller proportions and solvent is that part which is present in larger proportions.

This is an example of solid in liquid solution.Thus a sports drink has less quantities of sugar and salt and thus are solutes whereas water is a solvent as it is present in greater quantity.

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