Unit 5 Flashcards
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Solvent
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Able to dissolve other substances.
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Solute
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The minor component (smaller amount) in a solution, dissolved, in the solvent.
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Solubility
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Referring to the ability for a given substance, the solute, to dissolve in solvent.
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3 things that can increase the rate of Solubility
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- increase temperature
- smaller particles (crush tablet compared to whole tablet)
- stirring the solution
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If you have 80 millimeters of water. In this solution, the water is identified as what part of the solution?
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The water would be the solute because it is the smaller amount
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Is the process of dissolving a solute in a solvent a chemical reaction or a physical reaction? Explain why.
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Physical change because the parts never chemical combine.
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Why is water describes as the universal solvent?
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The unequal sharing of electrons between oxygen and hydrogen
