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Question | Answer |
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what is a solute | the substance that is dissolved |
what is a solvent | the substance that dissolves other materials to form a solution |
what is a solution | a mixture of a solute and a solvent |
what is a dilute solution | a solution in which there is a large amount of solute in a small amount of solvent |
what is a concentrated solution | a solution in whcich there is a large amount of solute in a small amount of solvent |
what is a saturated solution | a solution that contains as much dissolved solute as possible at a given temperature |
what is a unsaturated solution | a solution that has not dissolved the maximum amount of solute at a given temperature |
what is solubility | the mass of a substance (in grams) that will dissolve 100 grams of solvent at a fixed temperature |
what is solubility curve | a graph showing how the solubility of a substance caries with temperature |
what is crystallisation | the formation of crystals what a hot saturated solution is cooled or when the solvent is allowed to evaporate from the solution |