Chapter 7 Solutions

Question 1

Colloid

Answer 1

A mix of tiny particles that are intermediate in size between those in solutions and those in suspensions and that are suspended in a liquid, solid, and gas

Question 2

Emulsion

Answer 2

Any mixture of two or more immiscible liquids in which one liquid is dispersed in the other

Question 3

Solution

Answer 3

A homogeneous mix of two or more substances uniformly dispersed throughout a single phase

Question 4

Suspension

Answer 4

A mix which particles of a material are more or less evenly dispersed throughout a liquid

Question 5

Solute

Answer 5

The substance that dissolves in the solvent

Question 6

Solvent

Answer 6

The substance in which the solute dissolves

Question 7

Alloy

Answer 7

A solid or liquid mixture of two or more metals

Question 8

Polar compound

Answer 8

A molecule that has an uneven distribution of electrons

Question 9

Hydrogen bonding

Answer 9

A hydrogen atom that is bonded to a highly electronegative atom

Question 10

Nonpolar compound

Answer 10

A compound whose electrons are equally distributed among its atoms

Question 11

Solubility

Answer 11

The max amount of a solute that will dissolve in a given temp and pressure

Question 12

Concentration

Answer 12

The amount of a particular substance in a given quantity of a mixture, solution or ore

Question 13

Unsaturated solution

Answer 13

A solution that contains less solute than a saturated solution does and that is able to dissolve additional solute

Question 14

Saturated solution

Answer 14

A solution that cannot dissolve any more solute under the given conditions

Question 15

Supersaturated solution

Answer 15

A solution that holds more dissolved solute than is required to reach equilibrium at a given temperature

Question 16

Molarity

Answer 16

An expression of the concentration of a solution in moles of dissolved solute per liter of solution

Question 17

Heterogeneous mixture

Answer 17

A mixture of two or more dissimilar substances

Question 18

Immiscible

Answer 18

Two or more liquids that do not mix with each other

Question 19

Soluble

Answer 19

Capable of dissolving

Question 20

Insoluble

Answer 20

It can’t dissolve

Question 21

Decanting

Answer 21

Pouring a lighter liquid off a heavy liquid

Question 22

Tyndall effect

Answer 22

A scattering of lights

Question 23

Dilute

Answer 23

When little solute is present