Consider sweetened ice tea. Which of the following is a solute?

a. water

b. the beverage itself

c. ice

d. sugar

the beverage itself and the sugar

Explanation:

The sweetened ice tea is a solution made up of the tea (beverage), water and sugar. It becomes chilled to form sweetened ice tea.

The sugar and the beverage is dissolved in the water to form a solution of the tea depending on the desired specification. Water here is the solvent because in it, the solutes are dissolved.