Solututions + Formations Of Crystals Flashcards

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What is a solvent?

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A substance that dissolves other materials to form a solution

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Give an example of water being a solvent

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Water & sugar

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Give an example of water not being a solvent

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Plastic and water

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4
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Give 2 other examples of good solvents

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Hydrochloric acid (HCL) and acetone

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What is a solute?

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The substance that dissolves the solvent

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What is the formula for a solution?

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Solute and solvent

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Give an example of a solution

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Tea, because it consists of sugar dissolved in water

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What is suspension?

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A mixture in which small solids or liquid particles are suspended in a liquid

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What gives a suspended liquid a cloudy appearance?

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The particles ( solid ) do not dissolve nor settle at the bottom this the cloudy appearance

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What is a crystal?

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A solid with a regular shape. The particles inside a crystal are arranged in a regular pattern

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