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Mixture and Solution
5.6BC
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mixture | Two or more substances put together, but not chemically joined. You can often separate the parts |
| Solution | A mixture in which one substance dissolves evenly into another substance |
| Solute | The substance that gets dissolved in a solution. Example: salt in salt water |
| Solvent | The substance that does the dissolving in a solution. Example: water in salt water |
| Solubility | How well a substance can dissolve in another substance |
| Maintain | To keep something the same or keep it in a certain condition. |
| Dissolve | To mix into a liquid so evenly that you can no longer see the substance as separate pieces |
| Physical Change | A change in size, shape, or state that does not make a new substance |
| Conservation of Matter | Matter is not created or destroyed during a change. The same matter is still there. |
| Filter | A tool or material used to separate a solid from a liquid by letting the liquid pass through |
| Sieve | A tool with small holes that separates larger solid pieces from smaller pieces |
| Evaporation | When a liquid changes into a gas, usually because it is heated |