Chapter 11 - Solutions and Colloids

Question 1

Alloy

Answer 1

Solid mixture of a metallic element and one or more additional elements

Question 2

Amphiphilic

Answer 2

Describes molecules possessing both hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts

Question 3

Boiling point elevation

Answer 3

Increase of the boiling point of a liquid by addition of a solute

Question 4

Colligative property

Answer 4

Property of a solution that depends only on the concentration of a solute species

Question 5

Colloid

Answer 5

(aka: colloidal dispersion)

mixture in which relatively large solid or liquid particles are dispersed uniformly throughout a gas, liquid, or solid

Question 6

Crenation

Answer 6

Process whereby biological cells become shriveled due to loss of water by osmosis

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Dispersed phase

Answer 7

Substance present as relatively large solid or liquid particles in a colloid.

(may be considered analogous to the solute in a solution)

Question 8

Dispersion medium

Answer 8

Solid, liquid, or gas in which colloidal particles are dispersed

(may be considered analogous to the solvent in a solution)

Question 9

Dissociation

Answer 9

physical process accompanying the dissolution of an ionic compound in which the compound’s constituent ions are solvated and dispersed throughout the solution

Question 10

Electrolyte

Answer 10

A substance which produces ions when dissolved in water

Question 11

Emulsifying agent

Answer 11

Amphiphilic substance used to stabilize the particles of some emulsions

Question 12

Emulsion

Answer 12

Colloid formed from immiscible liquids

Question 13

Freezing point depression

Answer 13

The lowering of the freezing point of a liquid by addition of a solute

Question 14

Freezing point depression constant

Answer 14

(aka: cryoscopic constant)

Proportionality constant in the equation relating freezing point depression to solute molality

Question 15

Gel

Answer 15

Colloidal dispersion of a liquid in a solid

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Hemolysis

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The rupture of red blood cells due to the accumulation of excess water by osmosis

Question 17

Henry’s law

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the proportional relationship between the concentration of dissolved gas in a solution and the partial pressure of the gas in contact with the solution

Question 18

Hypertonic

Answer 18

Of greater osmotic pressure

Question 19

Hypotonic

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Of less osmotic pressure

Question 20

Ideal solution

Answer 20

Solution that forms with no accompanying energy change

Question 21

Immiscible

Answer 21

Of negligible mutual solubility; typically refers to liquid substances

Question 22

Ion pair

Answer 22

Solvated anion/cation pair held together by moderate electrostatic attraction

Question 23

Ion-dipole attraction

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Electrostatic attraction between an ion and a polar molecule

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Isotonic

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Of equal osmotic pressure

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Miscible

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Mutually soluble in all proportions; typically refers to liquid substances

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Molality (m)

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A concentration unit defined as the ratio of the numbers of moles of solute to the mass of solvent in kilograms

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Nonelectrolyte

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Substance that does not produce ions when dissolved in water

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Osmosis

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Diffusion of solvent molecules through a semi-permeable membrane

Question 29

Osmotic pressure (II)

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Opposing pressure required to prevent bulk transfer of solvent molecules through a semi-permeable membrane

Question 30

Partially miscible

Answer 30

Of moderate mutual solubility; typically refers to liquid substances

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Raoult's law

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The relationship between a solution's vapor pressure and the vapor pressures and concentrations of its components

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Saturated

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of concentration equal to solubility; containing the maximum concentration of solute possible for a given temperature and pressure

Question 33

Semipermeable membrane

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A membrane that selectively permits passage of certain ions or molecules

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Solubility

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Extent to which a solute may be dissolved in water, or any solvent

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Solvation

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exothermic process in which intermolecular attractive forces between the solute and solvent in a solution are established

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Spontaneous process

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Physical or chemical change that occurs without the addition of energy from an external source

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Strong electrolyte

Answer 37

Substance that dissociates or ionizes completely when dissolved in water

Question 38

Supersaturated

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Of concentration that exceeds solubility; a nonequilibrium state

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Suspension

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Heterogeneous mixture in which relatively large component particles are temporarily dispersed but settle out over time

Question 40

Tyndall effect

Answer 40

Scattering of visible light by a colloidal dispersion

Question 41

Unsaturated

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Of concentration less than solubility

Question 42

Van't Hoff Factor (i)

Answer 42

the ratio of the number of moles of particles in a solution to the number of moles of formula units dissolved in the solution

Question 43

Weak electrolyte

Answer 43

Substance that ionizes only partially when dissolved in water