Mixtures and Solutions Flashcards
Property
a characteristic of a substance
Physical Property
a property that can be observed, measured, or changed without changing
the substance itself
Physical Change
a change from one form to another form without creating a new substance
Ingredient
a part or element of something
Substance
a single part of a mixture or solution
Mixture
a combination of two or more substances that keep their own properties
Solution
a mixture with one substance spread out evenly in another – you cannot tell the two
substances apart
Dissolve
to spread out evenly in a liquid
Solubility
a measure of how much of one substance will dissolve in another substance
Soluble
able to be dissolved, especially in water
Solute
the substance that dissolves
Solvent
the substance that dissolves the solute