You've made a hot drink by dissolving a teaspoon of instant coffee and a teaspoon of sugar in a cup of hot water. Which of the following statements is true?
A) You've just prepared an aqueous solution.
B) The water is the solute portion of the drink.
C) The instant coffee is basic and the water is acidic so they mix well.
D) The instant coffee and sugar dissolve because they have no charged regions to repel the partial positive and partial negative regions of the water molecules.
Answer: A
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