Solutions Flashcards
Solution
A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
Solute
The substance that gets dissolved
Solvent
The substance that does the dissolving
Aqueous Solutions
Solutions that have water as the solvent
If an ionic solute is dissolved in water →
conducts electricity (electrolyte)
If a molecular solute is dissolved in water →
nonconductor (non electrolyte)
Solubility
A measurement of how soluble a solute is in a specific solvent under certain conditions (ie temperature and pressure)
Soluble
CAN dissolve in solvent
Insoluble
CAN’T dissolve in solution
In order for solutions to occur…
- The solute and solvent must be attracted to one another
- “Likes Dissolve Likes”
What does “Likes Dissolve Likes” mean?
Polar solute can dissolve in polar solvents
Non-polar solute can dissolve in non-polar solvents
Unsaturated
A solution that can still dissolve more solute
Saturated
The solvent has dissolved the maximum amount of solute possible at a given temperature and pressure
Supersaturated
A solution that contains more than could be dissolved by the solvent under normal circumstances
Table G
- A point UNDER the line is an UNsaturated solution
- A point ON the line is a saturated solution
- A point ABOVE the line is a SUPERsaturated solution