chem 22 jan Flashcards
When would you use chromatography?
When separating two substances which are soluble in the same solvent
What would you call a solution where you cannot dissolve any more solute?
What about one in which you can?
Saturated and Unsaturated
What is the difference between a mixture and a compound?
- A mixture is made up of substances which are not joined by chemical bonds, whereas in a compound they are joined together.
- In a mixture, the components do not take on new properties, whereas they do take on new properties in a compound.
Define filtration
A process used to separate a solid, insoluble solute from a solvent
Give two ways in which you can increase the solubility of a substance?
increasing the temperature- (as this would provide energy to the solute particles, allowing them to move and create space. this would allow more solvent to disperse throughout the solution)
and stirring the solution
Which type of separating technique would you use to separate sea water but keep the water?
distillation
What is the advantage of distillation over evaporation for separating a mixture?
In distillation the solvent is kept, whereas in evaporation this will be lost as a gas
Why are mixtures easy to separate?
Because the substances in the mixture are not chemically joined
what happens when a substance dissolves?
The solvent particles surround the solute particles.
what are mixtures
mixtures consist of substances that are not chemically joined together. These substances can be both compounds and elements.
what are the two types of mixtures and what are their properties?
heterogeneous mixtures- separate substances are visible.
homogeneous mixtures- unable to distinguish between different substances.
what is a pure substance
A pure substance contains only one substance- it is not mixed with anything else. All its particles are of the same type.
How can you identify pure substances?
-If you heat up both pure and impure substances uThe melting/boiling points of pure substances are one exact temperature. However, in impure substances, the melting/boiling points are within a range of temps
This is bc there are substances which each have different melting/boiling points.
solute
The substance that is dissolved in the solvent
solvent
the substance (usually liquid) which the solute is dissolved in.
solution
The resulting mixture of the solvent and solute.
insoluble
if a solute cannot dissolve in the solvent, it is insoluble.
soluble
if a solute can dissolve in the solvent, it is soluble
saturated
when the solvent is so concentrated to the point where no more solute can be dissolved in it.
concentrated
A concentrated solution is one that has a relatively large amount of dissolved solute in a given volume of solvent.
why do solutions become saturated
due to how packed the particles have become, there is no space for more particles to be allowed in.
how does temperature affect solubility?
When a solvent is at a high temperature, the particles in it obtain more energy allowing them to disperse and move further apart which increases solubility.
immiscible
when two substances cant form a homogeneous mixture
apparatus for filtration
conical flask, filter funnel, filter paper.
note that filtrate is the liquid left after solute is filtered out and residue is the solute that is left in the filter paper.