Which form describes a solid, liquid, or gas dissolved in a liquid?

Which form describes a solid, liquid, or gas dissolved in a liquid?

• A. Solution
• B. Spray
• C. Drops
• D. Elixir

Answer: (A)

A solution is a uniform mixture formed when a solute—whether solid, liquid, or gas—dissolves in a liquid. In a solution, the dissolved substance becomes part of the liquid so the entire mixture behaves as one phase, with components evenly distributed and no separation over time. In pharmacy this encompasses drugs dissolved in a liquid vehicle to create a clear, single-phase liquid. A spray is an aerosol of tiny droplets in air, not a true solution; drops are discrete amounts of liquid, and an elixir is a specific type of sweetened hydroalcoholic solution, but the general term for a solid, liquid, or gas dissolved in a liquid is solution.

A solution is a uniform mixture formed when a solute—whether solid, liquid, or gas—dissolves in a liquid. In a solution, the dissolved substance becomes part of the liquid so the entire mixture behaves as one phase, with components evenly distributed and no separation over time. In pharmacy this encompasses drugs dissolved in a liquid vehicle to create a clear, single-phase liquid. A spray is an aerosol of tiny droplets in air, not a true solution; drops are discrete amounts of liquid, and an elixir is a specific type of sweetened hydroalcoholic solution, but the general term for a solid, liquid, or gas dissolved in a liquid is solution.