What type of solution is the ethyl alcohol in water?

What type of solution is the ethyl alcohol in water?
  1. Liquid in solid
  2. Solid in liquid
  3. Liquid in liquid
  4. Gas in liquid

Solution

$\begin{array}{|c|c|l|} \hline \textbf{Solvent} & \textbf{Solute} & \textbf{Examples} \\ \hline \text{Gas} & \text{Gas} & \text{Mixture} \\ \hline \text{Gas} & \text{Liquid} & \text{Water vapour in air, mist.} \\ \hline \text{Gas} & \text{Solid} & \text{Sublimation of a solid into a gas, smoke, storms.} \\ \hline \text{Liquid} & \text{Gas} & \mathrm{CO}_2\text{gas dissolve in water (aerated drink), soda water.} \\ \hline \text{Liquid} & \text{Liquid} & \text{Mixture of miscible liquids e.g. alcohol in water.} \\ \hline \text{Liquid} & \text{Solid} & \text{Salt in water, sugar in water.} \\ \hline \text{Solid} & \text{Gas} & \text{Adsorption of gases over metals, hydrogen over palladium} \\ \hline \text{Solid} & \text{Liquid} & \text{Mercury in zinc, mercury in gold i.e. all amalgams.} \\ \hline \text{Solid} & \text{Solid} & \text{eneous mixture of two or more metals (i.e. alloys) e.g. copper} \\ \hline \end{array}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2023 (10 May Shift 1)

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