Mixtures and Solutions Flashcards
What is solution?
Ex. Salt water
A mixture formed when one or more substances dissolve in another.
What is mixture?
Ex. Laundry or smoothie
2 or more substances together
It can be a solid or a liquid or a gas
What’s the the meaning of Dissolve?
The process of a substance becoming incorporated uniformly into another.
What is Solute?
A substance that dissolves in a solvent to form a solution.
What is Solvent?
Ex. Water is the solvent.
A substance in which a solute dissolves to form a solution.
Physical Property
A characteristic that describes a substance such as color, size, shape or texture.
Particle
A very small piece or particle
Diatomaceous Earth
The skeletal remains of microscopic aquatic organisms
Magnetism
The ability to attract iron
Density
Mass per unit volume
Sodium Chloride
The chemical named for table salt
Extracts
A solution of substances dissolved out of organic material
Concentrated
A solution containing a lot of solute
Concentration
The ratio of solute to solvent in a solution
Ratio
The comparison of two(or more) parts of a whole
