The solvent in lemonade is water, and the solutes are the sugar and lemon juice (including the citric acid and flavor compounds from the lemon).

Quick Scoop: Solute vs Solvent in Lemonade

Think of a glass of lemonade:

  • Water = solvent
    • It is the main liquid present in the largest amount.
* Other substances get dissolved in it.
  • Sugar = solute
    • You add sugar and it disappears into the water when stirred.
  • Lemon juice = solute
    • The lemon juice (with citric acid and other flavor molecules) also dissolves into the water.

So in a simple school-style answer:

  • Solvent: water
  • Solute: sugar and lemon juice

If you remember just one thing: in lemonade, water does the dissolving, and the lemon juice plus sugar are what get dissolved.

TL;DR: In lemonade, water is the solvent; sugar and lemon juice are the solutes.

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