Solutions And Other Mixtures Hayden Miller Flashcards
What is a Colloid?
A mixture consisting of tiny particles that are medium in size compared to those in solutions
What is emulsion?
A mixture with two or more immiscible liquids
What is a solution?
A homogenous mixture of two or more substances
What is a solute?
The substance that dissolves in the solvent
What is a solvent
The substance that which the solute dissolves
What is an alloy?
A mixture of two or more metals
What is a heterogeneous mixture?
A mixture which is easily separated
What is decanting?
A process where a lighter liquid sits on top of a heavier liquid
What is immiscible
Substances that do not mix
What is the Tyndall effect?
The scattering of light
What is a polar compound?
A molecule that has an uneven amount of electrons
What is a hydrogen compound?
When a hydrogen atom is bonded to a highly negative atom
What is a nonpolar compound
A compound where electrons are equal
What is solubility
The largest amount a solute will dissolve in a given quantity of a solvent at a certain temperature and pressure
What is a concentration
The amount of a certain substance in a given quantity of a mixture
What is a unsaturated solution?
A solution that contains less solute than a saturated solution does and that is able to dissolve.
What is a saturated solution
A solution that cannot dissolve
What is a supersaturated solution
A solution that holds more dissolved solute than is required to reach equilibrium
What is molarity?
An expression of a concentration of a solution in moles
What is Suspension?
A mixture where particles of a substance are more or less evenly dispersed throughout a gas or a liquid.
What is insoluble?
Do not Dissolve
What is soluble
Easily dissolved in water
What is a dilute
A solution that contains a small amount of solute
