When a drop of water is added to a bottle of ink, the ink acts as a and the water acts as .

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The correct option is B solvent
In a solution, the component present in larger quantity is known as a solvent and the component present in lesser quantity is known as a solute.

When a drop of water is added to a bottle of ink, ink being present in larger volume acts as the solvent and water act as the solute.

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