click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Unit 9: Solutions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| soluble | dissolving in particular solvent |
| solution | a homogenous mixture of two or more substances |
| solvent | the substance the solute dissolves in |
| solute | dissolves the solvent |
| suspension | a mixture in which particles of material are more or less evenly dispersed throughout liquid or gas |
| colloids | a mixture consisting of tiny particles that are intermediate in size between those in solutions and those in suspensions that are suspended in a liquid |
| tyndall effect | colloids that appear to be homogenous because the particles are not visible |
| electrolyte | a substance that dissolves in water to give a solution and conducts an electrical current |
| nonelectrolyte | substance that dissolves in water to give a solution that does not conduct electric currents |
| solution equilibrium | the physical state in which the opposing process of dissolution of solutes occur at equal rates |
| unsaturated solution | solution that contains less solute than a saturated solution does and is able to dissolve an additional solute |
| supersaturated solution | solution that holds more dissolved solute than it is required to reach a given equilibrium |
| solubility | ability of one substance to dissolve in another at a given temp and pressure |
| hydration | the strong affinity of water molecules for particles of dissolved substances that cause electrolic disfunction |
| immiscible | two or more substances that don't mix with each other |
| miscible | two or more liquids that can dissolve within each other |
| Henry's law | at a constant temperature the solubility of a gas in a liquid is directly porportional to the partial pressure of the gas on a liquid |
| effervescence | bubbling of a liquid caused by rapid escape of gas instead of boiling |
| enthalpy of a solution | the amount of energy released or absorbed as heat by a system during a process at constant pressure |
| concentration | the amount of a particular substance is given quantity of a mixture solution or ore |
| molarity | the concentration unit of a solution expressed per liter of solution |
| molality | concentration of solution expressed in moles of solute per kilogram of solvent |