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When salt is added to water, then:

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Salt is the solvent
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Salt is the solute
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Water is the solute
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Neither water nor salt are the solute
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Solution

The correct option is B Salt is the solute
Solvent is a substance that dissolves the solute. Solute is a substance that is dissolved in a solvent to make a solution. Here, salt is the substance that is added to water and water is having tendency to dissolve salt. Therefore, salt is the solute and water is the solvent.

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