Chem test Flashcards
What type of mixture is a solution?
homogenous
What is the substance called that is being dissolved in a solution?
solute
In a salt water solution, what substance is considered the solvent?
water
What is solubility?
The measurement of how much solute can be dissolved in solvent
What is it called when two liquids can be mixed together to form a solution?
Miscible
A solution that contains as much solute as can be dissolved under existing conditions is said to be
saturated
NOT a characteristic of a solution?
It will scatter a beam of light
Dissolving
the process of being incorporated into water
Dissociation Equations
show ionic compounds breaking up into ions in water
solute
part of the solution that is being dissovled
solution
a homogenous mixture of two or more substances
solvent
part of the solution that dissolves the solute
Miscible
2 liquids go on each other’s proportions
alloy
a substance that contains a mixture of elements and has metallic
colligative property
a solution property that depends on the number of solute particles present