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chemchp13vocab
chem
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| suspension | a mixture that appears uniform while being stirred but seperatates into different phases when agitation ceases |
| colloid | a mixture in which small particles are suspended throughout a solvent |
| solvent | the substance in which the solute dissolves to make the solution |
| solute | the substance dissolved in a solution |
| aqueous | describing a slolution in which the solvent is water |
| concentration | the quantity of solute in a specific quantity of solvent or solution |
| molarity | a concentration unit, expressed as moles of solute per liter solution |
| chromatography | a technique for seperating components of a mixture be placing the mixture in a mobile phase that is passed over a stationary phase |
| distillation | a seperation process in whicha liquid component is evaporated from a soltion and the capor is condensed to liquid |
| solubility | the maximum amount of a chemical that will be dissolve in a given quantity of a solvent at a specific tempuraturewhile the solution is in contact with undissolved solute |
| miscible | indicates liquids that will dissolve in each other |
| immiscible | indicates liquids that will not dissolve aooreciably in each other |
| dissociation | a process in which a compund seperates into fragments |