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homogeneous mixture of two or more substances is called a solution. If one of the substances is present in much greater quantities than all the other substances then it is called the solvent. The other substances in solution are known as solutes. For example, when a small amount of NH4Cl is dissolved in a large quantity of water we refer to water as the solvent and NH4Cl as the solute. Another example is Napthalene (used in mothballs) can be dissolved in benzene. In this example benzene is the solvent and napthalene is the solute.
