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
the maximum amount of a given solute that dissolves and reaches equilibrium is always the same under the
same conditions
“like dissolves like” is a useful rule for predicting whether one substance will
dissolve in another
what makes substances similar depends on the type of bonding, the polarity or nonpolarity of molecules, and the intermolecular forces between the
solute and solvent
the polarity of water molecules plays an important role in the formation of solutions of
ionic compounds in water
the slightly charged parts of water molecules attract the ions in the ionic compound and surround them to keep them separated from the other
ions in the solution
this solution process with water as the solvent is referred to as
hydration
as ydrated ions diffuse into the solution, other ions are exposed and are drawn away from the
crystal surface by the solvent
the entire crystal gradually dissolves and hydrated ions become unifromly
distributed in the solution
when crystallized from aqueous solutions, some ionic substances form crystals that incorporate water
molecules
these crystalline compounds, hydrates, retain specific ratios of water molecules and are represented by formulas such as
CuSO4 . 5H2o
heating the crystals of hydrate can drive off the wter of hydration and leave the
anhydrous salt