Wait, it gets weirder. The air you’re breathing right now is a gas solution.
Oxygen is dissolved in nitrogen (and a bunch of other gases). You’re swimming in a invisible mix.
So our coffee, ocean, and atmosphere are all solutions. The universe loves mixing stuff up.
Why You Should Care
Solutions explain why medicine works. Your body is a chemistry set.
When you take a pill, it dissolves in your stomach. Then it slips into your bloodstream—another liquid solution.
Without solutions, you couldn’t taste salt on your fries. Salt has to dissolve in your saliva first.
Your mouth is a solution factory. Gross? Maybe. Cool? Absolutely.