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Solutions
Unit 9
Term | Definition |
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soluble | being able to dissolve |
solution | mixture of 2 or more stuffs |
solvent | dissolving medium |
solute | stuffs dissolved in solution |
suspension | stuffs large in a solvent that they settle unless they are disturbed |
colloids | stuffs intermediate in size between those in solution and suspensions |
tyndall effect | when light is scattered by colloidal stuffs dispersed in a transparent medium |
electrolyte | stuffs that dissolves in water to give a solution that conducts electric current |
nonelectrolyte | stuffs that dissolves in water to give a solution that doesn't conduct an electric current |
solution equilibrium | opposing processes of dissolution and crystallization occur at = rates |
saturated solution | solution that contains max amount of dissolved solute |
unsaturated solution | solution that contains less solute |
supersaturated solution | solution that contains more dissolved solute than a saturated solution contains |
solubility | amount of that stuffs required to form a saturated solution with specific amount of solvent at a specified temp |
hydration | solution process with water as the solvent |
immiscible | liquid that are not soluble in each other |
miscible | liquids that dissolve freely |
Henry's law | the soluability of a gas |
effervescence | the rapid escape of a gas from a liquid |
enthalpy of a solution | the net amount of energy absorbed as heat |
concentrationmolarity | measure of the amount of solute in a given amount of solvent or solution |
molarity | the # of moles of solute |
molality | the concentration of a solution expressed in moles |