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Homogeneous mixtures of variable composition in a single phase
Solutions
The most abundant substance in a solution
Solvent
Dissolved substances in a solution
Solute
A solution containing mercury
Amalgam
What is the only permanent gas solution at ordinary pressures
Why
Gaseous solvents dissolve and gaseous solutes.
Gases cannot dissolve liquid or solid particles because gas particles are so much smaller than liquid or solid particles
What is the governing principle in solutions
Like dissolves like
What is the maximum amount of a solute that can dissolve in a specific solvent under specific conditions, such as temperature and pressure
Solubility
What accounts for the different solubility
The strength of ionic attractions within compounds
Are supersaturated solution stable
No
What can affect the frequency of collisions with solvent particles
Temperature, stirring, and the amount of surface area of the solute exposed to the solvent
The escape of a gas from a liquid gas solution
Effervescence
What are the most common ways to express concentration
Percent by mass, molarity, and molality
What is the formula for percent by mass
Percent by mass =
(mass of solute/mass of solution) x100%
What is the formula for percent by volume
Percent by volume = (volume of solute/volume of solution) x100%
What’s the formula for molarity
Molarity (M) = mol solute/L solution
What four things change because of the presence of solutes instead of just a pure solvent
Freezing points
Boiling points
Vapor pressures
Osmotic pressures
The more concentrated a solution is, the___ the boiling point elevation will be
Greater
Solutions freeze at___temperatures than their pure solvents
Lower
What is osmotic pressure of a solution
The amount of pressure required to prevent osmosis from occurring
Why is osmotic pressure of a solution a colligative property
Because it depends on the number of particles in a solution