Question

In an experimental set-up, a dye was placed at the bottom of a beaker filled with water as shown in figure A, below. After some time, the entire water in the beaker got coloured uniformly, as shown in figure D.
(b) In all the four figures, two kinds of molecules are shown symbolically larger and smaller. Which molecules are of the solute and which are of the solvent?
Larger ..................................................................
Smaller ..................................................................

Answer 1

(a) The larger molecules are of the solute (dye)

(b) The smaller molecules are of the solvent (water)