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And we're getting shmoopy with it...again.

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Who said there would be no reading on a science exam?

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Pause and review to your heart's content...

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Why is the salt left behind in the distillation chamber after boiling?

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And here are the potential answers...

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What do we need to know to answer this fine question?

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Hmm...well, it looks like a 'read the passage to find the answer' type question.

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So... where does it say anything about salt being left behind in the distillation chamber?

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Well... it says that "The reason that the solute is left in the distillation chamber

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after the water is boiled away is that the solute and the water

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possess different boiling points."

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That... pretty much answers our question.

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So, apparently, the solute is left in the chamber because the

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solute and water possess different boiling points.

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Wait...what's a solute again?

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Yeah, no...it's not that gesture of respect. No.

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A solute is the smaller component of a solution... the part that's dissolved into the solvent.

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So in this case, the solute is the salt.

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Looks like B is our answer -- the solute, or salt,

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and the water have different boiling points.

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As do the test administrators if they catch you

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looking at the test of the person sitting next to you...

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