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Chapter 8 Vocab
Mrs. Neary's Physical Science - Chapter 8 Vocabulary Words
Term | Definition |
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Suspension | a mixture in which particles of a material are more or less evenly dispersed throughout a liquid or gas. |
Colloid | a mixture consisting of tiny particles that are intermediate in size between those in solutions and those in suspensions and that are suspended in a liquid, solid, or gas. |
Emulsion | any mixture of two or more immiscible liquids in which one liquid is dispersed in the other. |
Solution | a homogeneous mixture throughout which two or more substances are uniformly dispersed. |
Solute | in a solution, the substance that dissolves in the solvent. |
Solvent | in a solution, the substance in which the solute dissolves. |
Polar | describes a molecule in which the positive and negative charges are separated. |
Hydrogen Bond | the intermolecular force occurring when a hydrogen atom that is bonded to a highly electronegative atom of one molecule is attracted to two unshared electrons of another molecule. |
Non Polar | describes a molecule in which the centers of positive and negative charges are not separated. |
Solubility | the ability of one substance to dissolve in another at a given temperature and pressure. |
Concentration | the amount of a particular substance in a given quantity of a mixture, solution, or ore. |
Saturated Solution | a solution that cannot dissolve any more solute under the given conditions. |
Unsaturated Solution | a solution that contains less solute than a saturated solution does and that is able to dissolve additional solute. |
Supersaturated Solution | a solution that holds more dissolved solute than is required to reach equilibrium at a given temperature. |
Molarity | a concentration unit of a solution expressed in moles of solute dissolved per liter of solution. |