Kinetic factors control the *speed* on how two substances dissolve into each other.

If one substance in a mixture dissolves in the other, it is called a solution.

However, sometimes one substance dissolves in the other and the combined volume is not additive.

Salt, sugar, and many other substances dissolve in water to form homogeneous mixtures.

Water is often known as the universal solvent, which means that many substances dissolve in it.

The introduction of entropy makes it harder to determine by calculation alone whether a substance will dissolve or not.

Many substances dissolve in water and it is commonly referred to as the universal solvent.

These substances dissolve in atmospheric moisture and enter lentic systems as acid rain.

If another substance can dissolve more parts into water, it will lower the freezing point of water even further.

Secondly, what causes substances to dissolve in water?