click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Solution & Gas Vocab
Solution and Gas Vocab
Question | Answer |
---|---|
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances, consisting of ions or molecules | Solution |
Heterogeneous mixture that settles | Suspension |
properties that depend on the concentration of solute molecules or ions in a solution but not on the chemical identity of the solute | Colligative properties |
in the case of a solution of a gas or solid dissolved in a liquid, is the gas or solid, in other cases, the solute is the component in smaller amount | Solute |
in a solution of a gas or solid dissolved in a liquid, is the liquid; in other cases, the solvent is the component in greater amount | Solvent |
a solution that is in equilibrium with respect to a given dissolved substance | Saturated Solution |
a solution not in equilibrium with respect to a given dissolved substance and in which more of the substance can dissolve | Unsaturated Solution |
a solution that contains more dissolved substance than a saturated solution does | Supersaturated |
fluids that mix with or dissolve in each other in all proportions | Miscible |
fluids that do not mix but form separate layers | Immiscible |
a substance, such as sodium chloride, that dissolves in water to give an electrically conducting solution | Electrolyte |
a substance that dissolves in water to give a non-conducting or very poor conducting solution | nonelectrolyte |