Science Purification Test

Question 1

solute

Answer 1

a minor component in a solution - dissolves in the solvent

Question 2

solvent

Answer 2

the liquid which the solute dissolves in

Question 3

soluble

Answer 3

a substance is capable of dissolving

Question 4

insoluble

Answer 4

a substance is not capable of dissolving

Question 5

residue

Answer 5

what remains after something has been taken

Question 6

filtrate

Answer 6

the liquid that has passed through a filter

Question 7

solution

Answer 7

a liquid mixture in which a solute has dissolved in the solvent

Question 8

saturated solution

Answer 8

the point at which no more solute can dissolve

Question 9

dissolve

Answer 9

solid is mixed into a liquid to become a solution

Question 10

evaporate

Answer 10

particles go from a liquid to gas

Question 11

boiling

Answer 11

where a liquid bubbles and turns to vapour

Question 12

condensing

Answer 12

a gas or vapour turns to liquid

Question 13

filter

Answer 13

to remove solid particles from liquid particles

Question 14

distillation

Answer 14

purifying a liquid by heating or cooling

Question 15

chromatography

Answer 15

the separation of a mixture by passing it in a solution or suspension

Question 16

suspension

Answer 16

where solid particles are mixed in a liquid without dissolving

Question 17

pure

Answer 17

only one type of particle

Question 18

particle

Answer 18

a small piece of matter - everything is made up of these

Question 19

seperate

Answer 19

to remove one type of particle from another

Question 20

mixture

Answer 20

more than one type of particle

Question 21

solubility

Answer 21

how much of a substance will dissolve in a solution