During an experiment you are instructed to add sodium chloride, or table salt, to water and observe what happens. Based on the illustrations below, what process did you observe in this experiment?

A) The salt went through a chemical reaction and turned into sodium and chlorine gas.
B) The salt evaporated out of the water solution.
C) Water was the solute and the salt was the solvent, dissolving in the water.
D) Water was the solvent and the salt was the solute, dissolving in the water.


Ans: D) Water was the solvent and the salt was the solute, dissolving in the water.

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