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Mixture
Is made up of substances that are not chemically joined together.
Whats inside a mixture?
In a mixture the substances keep their own properties. You can change the amounts of the substances.
Pure substances
A pure substance has a sharp melting point. An impure substance does not.
Solutions
A solution is a mixture of liquid with a solid or gas . All parts of the solution are the same. You cannot see the separate substances.
In a solution….
The substance that dissolves is called a solute
In a solution…..
The liquid in which the solute dissolves is called a solvent. Solvents include water, propanone and ethanol.
When a substance dissolves….
Solvent particles surround the solute particles.
What is a saturated solution?
Is a solution in which no more solute can dissolve.
Solubility of a substance
It is the mass that dissolves in 100g of water. Every substance has its own solubility.
Solubility
The solubility of a substance varies with temperature.
Insolubility
Substances that cannot dissolve in a certain solvent are insoluble in that solvent