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Solute
Substance being dissolved
Solvent
Substance doing the dissolving
Solution
Mix of solute and solvent
Property of good solvent
Like dissolves like
Intramolecular bonds
Within the molecules
Intermolecular bond
Between the molecule
Hydrogen bonds
Attraction of hydrogen from one polar molecule to a highly electronegative atom of another polar molecule
Van der Waals attraction
Intermolecular attraction
Types of Van der Waals reactions
Dipole: attraction between polar molecule (hydrogen bonds)
Dispersion/London force: when you have a dipole moment (temporary polar)
Unsaturated solution
Solution is capable of dissolving more solute
Saturation solution
Solution is holding as much solute as able to be dissolved
Super saturated solution
Solution is containing more solute than maximumly possible
Enzymes
Protein that lowers the activation energy making a biochemical reactions go faster
Activation energy
Energy required to make a reaction start
Catalytic strategies
- acid/base
- covalent
- electrostatic
- proximity & orientation