Mini Lesson Solution is a mixture consisting of a solute and solvent. Solvent is the substance that dissolves another substance. Most substance can be dissolve in water, which makes it a universal solvent. While solute is the substance dissolved by the solvent. However, not all substance can be dissolved in water. Substances that dissolve are said to be soluble, whereas those that do not dissolve are said to be insoluble. Activity 2 Direction: Identify the solute and solvent in each of the following solutions. Write your answer in your Science notebook. SOLVENT SOLUTION SOLUTE​