Chem 2.0 Flashcards
Solvent
Substance that is dissolving
Solution
Solute dissolves in solvent
Homogenous mixture
Uniform in composition throughout
What is homogenous sugar solution
Sugar molecules are spread evenly through the water
How can you tell that sugar in a tea is homogenous mixture
Sweetness is the same anywhere in solution
What happens to the sugar particles in a homogenous mixture
The sugar particles and water particles are moving and become evenly distributed making the mixture homogenous.
Why don’t some jobs dissolve in water
The attractions between the ions in the crystal are strong
Unsaturated
More solute could be dissolved I the solution
Saturated
No more solute can be dissolved in the solution
Dilute
Small amount of solute
Concentrated
Large proportion of solute
Explain in terms of kinetic theory what takes place when the sugar is stirred into the tea
Liquid, particles are close together and are moving
Water molecules surround the sugar molecules and the water molecules attract the sugar and pull them away from each other
Sugar molecules spread evenly throughout the solution
Concentration formula
Mass. Of solute / volume of solution
Uni of concentration
gL-1
When does a ionic substance dissolve
If the water particles are strong enough to overcome the strong forces of attraction between the opposite charged ions