Chapter 13 Flashcards
How a solution is formed
- When one substance disperses uniformly throughout another
- When the magnitudes of the attractive forces between solute and solvent particles are comparable to or greater than those that exist between the solute particles themselves or between the solvent particles themselves.
Ability of substance to form solutions depends on 2 general factors
1) the types and relative strengths of intermolecular interactions between and among solute and solvent particles
2) natural tendency of substances to spread into larger volumes when not restrained
Ion-dipole forces dominate (when?)
Solutions consist of ionic substances in water
Dispersion forces dominate (when?)
Nonpolar substance dissolves in another nonpolar one.
How to identify a solvent
Normally the component present in the greatest amount
How to identify a solute
Other components in a solution other than the solvent (which is ththe greatest quantity)
Gas + Gas =
Gas
Liquid + Gas =
Liquid
Liquid + Liquid =
Liquid
Liquid + Solid =
Liquid
Solid + Gas =
Solid
Solid + Liquid =
Solid
Solid + Solid =
Solid
Entropy
The degree of randomness in a system (disorder).
Crystallization
When a solution reforms into solvent; when particles of solute reattach to a solid.
Saturation
A solution in equilibrium with undissolved solute
Solubility
The amount of solute needed to form a saturated solution in a given quantity of solvent, at a specified temperature.
Unsaturated solution
Less solute is dissolved than that needed to form a saturated solution