The medication dissolved in a liquid preparation is called?

The medication dissolved in a liquid preparation is called?

• A. Solute
• B. Solvent
• C. Solutions
• D. Spirits

Answer: (A)

In a liquid preparation, the substance that is dissolved is the solute. The liquid doing the dissolving is the solvent, and together they form the solution. Here, the medication is the substance being dissolved, so it is the solute. For example, salt in water: salt is the solute, water is the solvent, and the resulting mix is the solution. Spirits isn’t the general term for this context (it refers to certain alcoholic preparations); the term solvent would describe the liquid, not the dissolved medicine, and the term solution refers to the whole mixture, not just the dissolved substance.

In a liquid preparation, the substance that is dissolved is the solute. The liquid doing the dissolving is the solvent, and together they form the solution. Here, the medication is the substance being dissolved, so it is the solute. For example, salt in water: salt is the solute, water is the solvent, and the resulting mix is the solution. Spirits isn’t the general term for this context (it refers to certain alcoholic preparations); the term solvent would describe the liquid, not the dissolved medicine, and the term solution refers to the whole mixture, not just the dissolved substance.