Solutions & Seperations

Question 1

What is a mixture

Answer 1

Contains more than one substance

Question 2

What is a pure substance

Answer 2

Contains one substance

Question 3

What is a solute?

Answer 3

Substance that dissolves

Question 4

What is a solvent?

Answer 4

Substance in which the solute dissolves

Question 5

What is a solution?

Answer 5

Mixture of the solvent and the solute

Question 6

What is soluble?

Answer 6

Describes a substance that dissolves

Question 7

What is insoluble?

Answer 7

Describes a substance that doesn’t dissolve

Question 8

Explain decanting

Answer 8

Solid that doesn’t dissolve will settle at bottom and form sediment. Liquid is then carefully poured into another beaker while sediment remains

Question 9

Explain filtering

Answer 9

Liquid poured into funnel tube with filter paper, liquid poured in. Substance that remains is called residue. Substance that goes through is called filtrate

Question 10

Explain evaporation

Answer 10

Solution put in evaporating basin, left for solvent to evaporate