Question

You are making Kool-Aid from the powdered mix and water. Unfortunately, youmisread the directions and instead of making a solution that is bright red, yoursolution is kind of a pale, reddish-tinged water. The solution you made is too..A.) molarityB.) concentratedC.) sugaryD.) dilute

Answer 1

Step 1 - Understanding the relation between concentration and colour

The colour of a solution is a consequence of the solutes therein dissolved. The greater the concentration of the solute, the brighter the colour.

Let's take a grape juice as example: it usually starts deep purple. But if we start to add water, we'll see its colour gets pale and pale.

Step 2 - Choosing the correct alternative

If you were to prepare a bright red solution, but you ended up with a pale red solution, it means you just put too much solvent (water). Therefore, your solution is dilute (which means there is little solute and a lot of solvent).

The correct alternative is thus item d) dilute.