Ch 12 Section 2 Flashcards
molecules or ions of the solute are
attracted by the solvent
because the dissolution process occurs at the surface of the solute, it can be speeded up if the surface area of the solute is
increased
in general, the more finely divided a substance is, the greater the surface area per unit mass and the more
quickly it dissolves
very close to the surface of a solute, the concentration of dissolved solute is
high
stirring or shaking helps to disperse the solute particles and bring fresh solvent into
contract with the solute surface
the effect of stirring results in increased contact between the
solvent and the solute surface
as the temperature of the solvent increases, solvent molecules move faster, and their
average kinetic energy increases
at higher temperatures, collisions between the solvent molecules and the solute are more frequent and are of higher energy than at
lower temperatures
this helps to separate solute molecules from one another and to disperse them among the
solvent molecules
for every combination of solvent with a solid solute at a given temperature, there is a limit to the amount of solute that can be
dissolved
the point at which this limit is reached for any solute solvent combination is difficult to predict precisely and dpends on the nature of the
solute, nature of the solvent, as well as the temperature
as more solid dissolves and the concentration of dissolved molecules increases, collisions become more
frequent
eventually, molecules are returning to crystal at the same rate at which they are going into solution, and a dynamic equilibriuim is established between
dissolution and crysstallization
solution equilibrium is the physical state in which the opposing processes of dissolution and crystallization of a solute occur at
equal rates
a solution that contains the maximum amount of dissolved solute is described as a
saturated solution
a solution that contains less solute than a saturated solution under the existing conditions is an
unsaturated solution
when a saturated solution of a solute whose solubility increases with temperature is cooled, the excess solute usually comes out of solution, leaving the solution satureated at the
lower tempearture
sometimes, if the solution is left to cool undistrubted, the excess solute does not separate and a
supersaturated solution is produced
a supersaturated solution is a solution that contains more dissolved solute than a saturated solution contains under the
same conditions
a supersaturated solution may remain unchanged for a long time it if is not disturbed, but once crystals begin to form, the process continues until equilibrium is
reestablished at the lower temperature
the solubility of a substance is the amount of that substance required to form a saturated solution with a specific amount of … at a specified …
solvent; temperature
the temperature must be specified because solubility varies with
temperature
for gases, pressure must also be
specified
the rate at which a solid dissolves is unrelated to its solubility at that
temperature