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Which of the following is an example of a solution with a liquid solute and solid solvent?

A
Ethanol in water
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Mercury - Silver Amalgam
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C
Hexane in paraffin wax
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Honey in honeycomb
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Solution

The correct options are
B Mercury - Silver Amalgam
C Hexane in paraffin wax

Let's look at these one by one.

Ethanol in water
- a common example of a liquid-liquid solution.

Mercury - Silver amalgam
- Here mercury is a liquid and silver is a solid. It is an example of a liquid-solid solution.
This mixture of mercury dissolved in silver was used in teeth implants in the 1980s. An example of how cruel dentists are.

Hexane in paraffin wax
- This is another example of a liquid-solid solution. Hexane is a liquid which is dissolved in solid paraffin wax. It forms a homogeneous, single phase mixture.

Honey in honeycomb
- Ever seen honey in honeycomb? They exist separately.


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