Chapter 9: Solutions Flashcards
mixture
combination of substances that can be separated by physical means
solution
Homogeneous mixture made up of two or more materials where one material seems to disappear into the other, same throughout
solvent
substance that does the dissolving
aqueous
solutions in which water is the solvent
saturated
describes a solution that contains all of the solute that it can hold under a given set of conditions
concentrated
describes a solution that contains a large amount of solute per given amount of solvent
dilute
contains a relatively small amount of solute per given amount
indicators
Compound that reacts with acidic and basic solutions and changes color at different pH levels
heterogeneous mixtures
A mixture that is not mixed evenly; the different parts of the mixture are usually easy to tell apart
homogeneous mixtures
A mixture that is the same throughout; cannot tell the different part of the mixture apart.
solute
In a solution, the substance that dissolves into another substance