Five milliliters (mL) of alcohol is poured into a beaker that contains 65 mL of 2% saltwater. Which are the solutes in the new solution?

A solute is a substance that dissolves in a solution. The salt is already dissolved in the water, and the added alcohol also mixes into the liquid. Therefore, the new solution has alcohol and salt as its solutes; water is the solvent.

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