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Chemistry
Chapter 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| solution | a homogeneous mixture of one or more solutes and a solvent |
| solute | substance being dissolved |
| solvent | dissolving agent that is usually the most abundant substance in the mixture |
| solubility | the amount of a substance that will dissolve in a specific amount of solvent at a given temperature |
| miscible | when two liquids dissolve in each other |
| immiscible | when two liquids do not dissolve one another |
| saturated solutions | contain the maximum amount of dissolved solute in a solvent |
| unsaturated solutions | contain less than the maximum amount of possible dissolved solute in a solvent |
| supersaturated solutions | contain more solute than needed to saturate a solution at a given temperature |
| dilute | a solution that contains a relatively small amount of dissolved solute |
| Concentrated: a solution that contains a relatively large amount of dissolved solute |