Mixtures and Solutions

Question 1

Mixture

Answer 1

two or more properties stirred together

Question 2

Property

Answer 2

the characteristic of an object, something you can observe such as size, color, shape, or texture

Question 3

Solution

Answer 3

a special mixture formed when a material dissolves into water. For example, salt!

Question 4

Dissolving

Answer 4

when a material disperses into another material like salt and water.

Question 5

Evaporation

Answer 5

When liquid turns into gas and disperses into the air leaving a solid material behind

Question 6

Crystal

Answer 6

solid form of a material that can be identified by it’s properties, such as shape, color and pattern

Question 7

Solvent

Answer 7

the liquid in the solution

Question 8

Solute

Answer 8

the solid that dissolves in the solvent

Question 9

Saturated Solution

Answer 9

when a solute dissolves in a solvent until no more will dissolve, the result is a saturated solution.

Question 10

Solubility

Answer 10

the property that substances have of dissolving in solvents, such as the solubility of salt and water

Question 11

Concentration

Answer 11

the amount of material dissolved in a measure of liquid

Question 12

Dilute

Answer 12

to make a solution less concentrated, usually by adding more liquid

Question 13

Volume

Answer 13

the three - dimensional space occupied by something - in our investigations, it was the amount of liquid

Question 14

Chemical Reaction

Answer 14

when two or more materials (chemicals) are mixed together and a change occurs.

Question 15

Precipitate

Answer 15

a solid material that forms as a product of a reaction

Question 16

Change

Answer 16

the process of becoming something different

Question 17

Reactant

Answer 17

if two chemicals react when they are mixed, the chemicals are called reactants