You are presented with the question "What can separate from a solvent in a solution, creating table salt?" and the following answer choices: 
- energy
 - gasoline
 - a solute
 - vaporization
 - a solvent
 - water
 - heat energy
 - water vapor

Now knowing that evaporation can be used for separating a solute from a solvent in a solution and table salt is a typical evaporated salt product, choose the best answer.


 

   a solute      