Question

Pepsi is a carbonated beverage, which is a solution of carbon dioxide (gas) and water (liquid). In this type of solution, one solute is a ____ and the solvent is a ____.

a
liquid, gas
b
solid, liquid
c
solid, gas
d
gas, liquid

Answer 1

Hey there!

For context, the solute is the substance is dissolved, and the solvent is the substance that gets something dissolved in it.

In this case, the carbon dioxide (gas) is dissolved in the water (liquid).

This means the solute is carbon dioxide, a gas, and the solvent is water, a liquid.

Your answer is D. gas, liquid.

Hope this helps!