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What is the name for solids that do not dissolve
Insoluble
Solute + solvent=
Solution
What is the name for the solids that do dissolve
Soluble
If you mix water and an insoluble solid, what two things could happens
It goes cloudy
The solid sinks to the bottom
What is a solution made up of
Solute (solid) and solvent (liquid)
What does transparent mean
Solutions are transparent ie. clear/ see through
What do you see when an insoluble solid is mixed with water
This is cloudy.
What is the most common solvent
Water
Why is water the most common solvent
Because it dissolves lots of different solutes
What other liquids, apart from water can be used as a solvent
White spirit
Ethanol
What happens if you keep adding solute to a solvent
It gets to a point where no more can dissolve, this is called a saturated solution.
What is a saturated solution
Where the solvent can not dissolve any more of the solute
If you have a saturated solution, how do you get it back to normal
By adding more solute
Buy increasing the temperature
What is salt
A solid which dissolves in water. Which means it is soluble
You can see through salt water, what word describes that
Transparent/ clear
Solids that are like salt, what are they?
Soluble
Chalk does not dissolve, what does that mean
It is insoluble
When you mix chalk with water what happens
It goes cloudy
When you mix sugar with water, which is which
Sugar is the solute
Water is the solvent
Name a soluble solid
Salt
Water
Etc.
A word to describe orange squash
Solution
Transparent
What is a solute
A substance which dissolves
What is a solvent
A liquid in which a solute dissolves