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: A solid that has [[dissolve]]d in a [[liquid]] is called a [[solute]] and the liquid is called a [[solvent]].
: [[Conservation of Mass]] can be shown when a [[solute]] [[dissolve]]s in a [[solvent]] the total [[mass]] of the [[solution]] is the same as the total mass of the parts that made it.
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Mass'''<sub>solvent</sub> + '''Mass'''<sub>solute</sub> = '''Mass'''<sub>solution</sub>
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