A pesticide dissolved in a carrier is known as

• A. emulsion
• B. EC
• C. solution
• D. solvent

Answer: (C)

When a pesticide is dissolved in a carrier, you have a true solution. A solution is a homogeneous mixture where the pesticide (the solute) is completely dissolved in the carrier (the solvent), creating a single, uniform liquid with no visible droplets. That’s why it acts as one phase and distributes evenly.

This differs from an emulsion, where two liquids that don’t mix well are kept in suspension as tiny droplets, usually requiring an emulsifier and dilution with water to form the final product. An emulsifiable concentrate is designed to form such an emulsion when mixed with water, not to remain a single dissolved phase in the carrier. A solvent, on its own, is just the liquid that dissolves the pesticide, not the complete formulation itself.

So the best term for a pesticide dissolved in a carrier is a solution.