Chapter 8 Flashcards
A ______ is a homogeneous (uniform) mixture of 2 or more chemical sin which the particles intermingle on an atomic, molecular, or ionic level.
solution
The ____ is the major or most abundant component of a solution.
solvent
The _____ is the minor component of a solution, present in smaller amounts when compared to the amount of solvent.
solute
A solution which uses water as the solvent is referred to as an ______ ______.
aqueous solution
A liquid solution which does not use water as the solvent is sometimes called a ____ _____ ______.
non-aqueous solution
Since chemists often analyze the chemical behavior of solutes in a given solution, solutes are also referred to as ______.
analytes
_____ _____ have a fixed, invariable composition.
Chemical compounds
The ______ of a solute is the maximum amount of a solute that will dissolve in a given amount of solvent at a given temperature.
solubility
When a specific amount of solvent contains the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved for a given set of conditions, the solution is said to be ______.
saturated
An _______ solution is simply a solution that contains less solute than the maximum amount that can be dissolved for a given set of conditions.
unsaturated
A solution that contains more dissolved solute than needed for a saturated solution is a ______ ______.
supersaturated solution
The _____ of a solution is a description of the amount of solute present in a specified amount of solvent or a specified amount of solution.
concentration
Mathematically, concentration is expressed as one of the following ratios:
amount of solute/amount of solvent OR
amount of solute/amount of solution
The ________ description of concentration is defined as the mass of the solute divided by the mass of the solution multiplied by 100.
percent by mass
The ______ description of concentration is defined as the volume of the solute divided by the volume of the solution multiplied by 100.
percent by volume
The _____ description of concentration is defined as the mass of solute (in grams) divided by the volume of the solution (in milliliters) multiplied by 100.
percent mass-volume