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What are solvents?

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Solvents are substances, usually in the liquid phase, that have or can have other substances (solutes) dissolved in them. For instance in the compound NaCl(aq) there is Sodium Chloride (solute) dissolved in water (solvent) to make an aqueous solution. Common examples are water, alcohol, cyclohaxane and hexane.

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