LEC 16: Solutions Flashcards
homogenous mixture of two or more substances in relative amounts that can be varied continuously up to the limit of solubility
solution
the term solution is commonly applied to the ____ state of matter
liquid
components of mixture form a single phase
homogenous mixture
a solution consists of a:
- solute
- solvent
substance that is being dissolved
solute
dissolving medium
solvent
properties of solution
- a solution is a homogenous mixture
- constituent particles of a solution cannot be seen by naked eyes
- solutions do not scatter a beam of light passing through it
- solute particles cannot be separated by filtration
- solute or solvent particles do not settle down when left undisturbed
- solutions are stable at a given temperature
the path of the light beam is ______ in solutions
not visible
depend in large part on solutions
life processes
oxygen from the lungs goes into solution in the _____, unites chemically with the _______ in the red blood cells, and is released to the body tissues
- blood plasma
- hemoglobin
chemists take advantage of differences in ______ to separate and purify materials and to carry out ______
- solubility
- chemical analysis
most chemical reactions occur in _____ and are influenced by the solubilities of the ______
- solution
- reagents
usually produced by melting the mixture of ingredients
alloys
types of solutions based on the quantity of solute in a solution
- unsaturated solution
- saturated solution
- supersaturated solution
solution in which we can still add more solute at a given temperature
unsaturated solution