Karla added green pellets to a container of water before she began watering her lawn. What correctly describes the solvent in her solution.

The green pellets are the solvent because it is dissolved in water.

The water is the solvent because it is dissolved in the green pellets.

The water is the solvent because the green pellets dissolved in it.

The green pellets are the solvent because it dissolved the water.

The correct answer is C. The water is the solvent because the green pellets dissolved in it.

Explanation:

In solutions, the are two substances involved, the solvent and the solute. The solvent is usually a liquid substance; additionally, the solvent dissolves another substance, which is known as the solute. For example, if you dissolve a spoon of salt in a glass of water, the solute is the salt which is the substance dissolved and the solvent is the water because the solute is dissolved in it. According to this, in the case presented the water is the solvent because the green pellets which are the solute dissolve in it.

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