why is it that solute concentration is higher in salt water???
2007-02-09 10:34:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Salt is a solute - meaning that it can dissociate or dissolve in water. The more salt in water, the more hypertonic the solution becomes. Water with less salt would have a lower solute concentration (hypotonic).
2007-02-09 11:24:03 · answer #1 · answered by Niotulove 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The solute concentration is the amount of solute, which is a substance which is dissolved in something else (which is called a solvent), in a certain amount of solvent.
In a solution of salt water, the solvent is water, while the solute is salt. The solute concentration is thus higher in salt water than in regular water because there is more salt in it, and htus more solute, and then a higher concentration of solute.
2007-02-09 13:46:44 · answer #2 · answered by kz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A solute is the chemical which was placed into the solvent and then dissolved. So for example in sea water: sodium chloride is the solute, water is the solvent. Finally filtrate is the solid suspended particles in the solution.
2016-05-24 18:10:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋