Honors - Unit 7 - Solutions Flashcards
Intermolecular Forces
Attractive forces BETWEEN molecules.
Van Der Waals or London Dispersion Forces are the weakest type of intermolecular force and hydrogen bonds are the strongest.
Intramolecular Forces
Attractive forces WITHIN a molecule (Ionic & Covalent Bonds)
These bonds are stronger than intermolecular forces.
Solution
Solute + Solvent
The Dissolving Process
- The solvent surrounds the outer surface of the solute.
- Individual Solute Ions are “stripped” away from the surface due to their attraction to the solvent particles.
- This exposes more particles to the solvent and thus the process continues.
How can you make things dissolve faster?
- Agitation (stirring)
- Temperature
- Increase Surface Area (Grind or Crush)
“Like Dissolves Like”
Not everything will dissolve in everything. Polar solvents dissolve polar solutes. Nonpolar solutes dissolve nonpolar solutes. Water is polar so it dissolves polar solutes.
Solvent
The component doing the dissolving.
The component in the largest amount.
Water is the universal solvent.
Solute
The component being dissolved.
The component in the smallest amount.
Unsaturated
Contains less solute than it can at that temperature.
Saturated
Contains as much solute as it can at that temperature.
If you add more solute it will not dissolve.
Supersaturated
Contains more solute than it should at that temperature. Ussually the solution is heated to allow that much solute to dissolve and then cooled back down.
If you add solute to a supersaturated solution the “super” part (amount over the saturation point) will crystallize out of solution.
Concentrated
A relatively large amount of solute.
Dilute
Relatively small amount of solute.
Solubility Curve
Used to determine the mass of solute in 100g (100ml) of water at a given temperature.
What is the solubility of Potassium Nitrate at 50 C?
86 g Potassium Nitrate
How to determine if a solution is unsaturated, saturated, or supersaturated.
Add more solute and observe the results.