Dear student

If the solute and solvent are present in same amount than solvent is the component which decides the final physical state of solution i.e. the solution will have the same physical state as that of the solvent. Usually solvent will be liquid form and solute in solid form.

I think in such a situation you can arbitrarily select one of them as solute and one as solvent. However, according to convention, it is better to assign the solvent as a substance which is usually used as a solvent in other situations.

Also you can decide by boiling point,the components which reach first to boiling point that will be solvent.

Hope this helps you

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Hi,

The solute is the substance that is being dissolved, while the solvent is the dissolving medium.

A solution is a homogeneous mixture of a solute in a solvent.

A solute is the material present in the smaller amount in the solution.

A solvent is the material present in the larger amount in the solution.

If both solute and solvent exist in equal quantities (such as in a 50% ethanol, 50% water solution), the concepts of "solute" and "solvent" become less relevant, but the substance that is more often used as a solvent is normally designated as the solvent (in this example, water).

Hope this helps

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