Suppose the liquid water and ice cream did not have solutes dissolved in it. what effect do you think this would have on ice cream ?

The ice cream would certain flavors that are required to dissolve to take affect.

You use the atomic number to find out how many protons and neutrons there are in the atom. you use the atomic mass to find out how many protons and electrons there are in the atom. 

False, as a substance changes from a solid to a liquid and from a liquid to a gas the molecules get farther apart from each other