Mixtures Flashcards

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1
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What is a solute?

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A solute is the solid chemical in a solution

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What is a solvent?

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A solvent is the liquid in a solution

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3
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What happens in dissolving?

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One chemical disappears into another

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What is a sediment?

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A sediment is particles that settle to the bottom because they don’t dissolve

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5
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What is dissolving?

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Dissolving is when one chemical dissolves into another

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6
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Which one is the solute, sugar or water

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Sugar

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Which is the solvent, sugar or water

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Water

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8
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What is the opposite of condensation?

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Evaporation

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9
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What happens in the process of evaporation?

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The solvent is heated and becomes a vapour or gas,leaving behind the solute

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10
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Sieving is…

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Putting through a sieve to separate fine parts from larger parts

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10
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Evaporating is…

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Using heat to separate a solid from a liquid

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Filtration is…

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Using a filter to separate suspended particles particles from a liquid

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12
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Centrifuging is…

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Using spinning to separate a mixture

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13
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Decanting is…

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Pouring a liquid off an undissolved substance

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14
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Electrostatic Separation is…

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Using electrically charged plates to attract particles

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15
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Magnetic Separation is…

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Using magnets to separate metals

16
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Gravity Separation is…

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Using gravity to separate small particles from large

17
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Crystallisation is…

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Using evaporation to separate and collect a solute

18
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Reverse Osmosis is…

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Using thin membranes to separate a solute from a solvent

19
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What has happened when a mixture is saturated?

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Too much of a solid has been added

20
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A suspension is…

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Particles that don’t dissolve and remain suspended in the liquid

21
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A solution is…

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A solute and a solvent mixed together

22
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What is a membrane?

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A thin pliable sheet of material