unit 8 - solutions Flashcards
solution
A homogeneous mixture of two
or more substances
solutions contain…
particles of one substance that are uniformly spread out in another substance
ex: C6H12O6 (aq)
parts of a solution
solute and solvent
solute
the substance being dissolved
solvent
the substance that dissolves the solute
solution types - aqueous
water is the solvent
ex: NaCl (aq)
solute (NaCl), solvent (water)
solution types - non aqueous
water is not the solvent
solution types - tincture
alcohol is the solvent
ex: tincture of iodine
contains solute (I2), solvent (alcohol)
solution characteristics
1) Clear or transparent- colorless or colored
2) Particles:
a. Are evenly distributed
(Solutions are homogeneous)
b. Do not settle out on standing
(particles dissolved stay dissolved)
c. Can not be separated by filtration
3) Variable Composition- A solution is a type of mixture, not a pure substance (compound)
solubility
the amount of a solute to dissolve in a certain amount of solvent
soluble
materials with a high degree of solubility (a lot dissolves)
insoluble
materials with a low degree of solubility (little dissolves)
factors that affect solubility: TEMPERATURE (Table G)
1) TEMPERATURE: (Table G)
- As temp increases solids become more soluble
- As temp increases gases become less soluble in water
factors that affect solubility: pressure
2) PRESSURE:
- Pressure has little or no affect on the solubility of solid or liquid solutes
- As pressure increases gases become more soluble in liquids
factors that affect solubility: type of solvent/solute
3) Type of Solute/Type of Solvent:
- “Like Dissolves Like”
- Polar Solutes dissolve in Polar solvents
- Non-Polar solute dissolve in non-polar solvents.
- Ionic Substances dissolve in Polar
solvents (salts in water)
rate of solute dissolving
how fast a solute dissolves depends on frequency of interactions between solute and solvent
factors that affect rate of solute dissolving
1) temperature - greater KE = more interactions
2) stirring - more interactions
3) surface area - grinding and chopping solute into pieces increases surface exposure and more interaction with solvent
double replacement reactions and table F
- Double Replacement Reactions:
Two compounds that react and produce a precipitate. Precipitate is the INsoluble Product! - Ex: Silver Nitrate (aq) + Sodium Chloride (s)
: AgNO3 (aq) + NaCl (aq) → AgCl (s) + NaNO3(aq)
three degrees of saturation
- saturation solution
- unsaturated solutions
- supersaturated solution
saturated solutions
solution which contains the maximum amount of solute that can dissolve in a given amount of solvent at a certain temp.
- point is given on the curve
unsaturated solutions
solution that contains less than the maximum amount of solute that can dissolve at a certain temperature in a given amount of solvent
- point given is below the curve
supersaturated solution
Solution that contains more than the maximum amount of solute than can dissolve (unstable), at a
certain temperature in a certain amount of solvent
- point given is above the curve