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When salt is dissolved in water, water is the what and why​

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Answer: Water is the solvent because it is dissolving the salt in it. Salt is the solute.

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Answer:

solvent

Step-by-step explanation:

The solvent is the substance that dissolves another thing, in this case the water dissolves the salt

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