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Waveform Audio File Format  |  1995-06-29  |  444.5 KB  |  1 channel  |  22,050 sample rate  |  40 seconds  |  [TEXT/LMAN]
Transcription: A solution forms when one substance, usually a solid, dissolves in another, usually a liquid. The solid, called the solute, breaks up into tiny particles and spreads throughout the liquid, the solvent, so that you can no longer see any solid. Solutions are always clear. If the mixture is cloudy, it is a suspension. In a suspension, solid particles spread throughout the liquid, but the particles are bigger than those of a solution. If you leave a suspension to stand, most of the solid particles will eventually sink. A solution will not separate out in this way.