Glossary. In a solution, the dissolving medium is the solvent and the dissolved particles are the solute. If sodium chloride is dissolved in water, water is the solvent and sodium chloride is the solute.

What is the medium in a solution?

The dissolving medium is called the solvent, and the dissolved material is called the solute. A solution is distinct from a colloid or a suspension. In most common solutions, the solvent is a liquid, often water, and the solute may be a solid, gas, or liquid.

What is the substance that dissolves in a solution?

Things which dissolve are called solutes and the liquid in which they dissolve is called a solvent to form a solution. Strongly polar substances easily attract water molecules. The water molecules surround the charged solute. Water is a good solvent and picks up impurities easily.