Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 14SQ
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A solvent is a substance that can dissolve other substances to form a solution. Generally, the solvents are in a liquid state, but it can also be solid or gas. It can be a polar solvent like water that only dissolves polar solutes and can be non-polar like hexane, in which only non-polar solutes dissolve.

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