Water acts as a(n) solvent solute organic substance ionic compound

Option (1) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

A substance which is present in small amount in a solution is known as a solute. On the other hand, a substance which is present in large amount in a solution is known as a solvent.

For example, 5 g NaCl dissolved in water represents that NaCl is the solute and water is the solvent.

An organic substance is defined as a substance which contains carbon atom as the main element.

Ionic compounds are defined as the compounds in which transfer of electrons take place from one atom to another.

For example, sodium on transferring its 1 valence electron to chlorine atom forms NaCl which is an ionic compound.

Thus, we can conclude that water acts as a solvent.