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vocabulary of chemistry terms.

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Solute   a solid solution which is dissolved in a solvent to make a solution  
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Solvent   a liquid in which a solid substance can be dissolved  
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Solution   a change of a solid or gas changing to a liquid by dissolving in water or another liquid  
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Aqueous   referring to a solution made with water  
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Freezing Point depression   the lowering of the freezing point of a liquid by dissolving into a solid  
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Boiling Point elevation   a rise in the boiling point of a liquid caused by dissolving a solid into a liquid  
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Saturated   containing the maximum amount of solute capable of dissolving under given condition  
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Unsaturated   having a double or triple bond and capable of taking on elements or groups by direct chem  
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Supersaturated   containing more solute than a saturated solution therefore not in equilibrium  
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Distillation   the process of producing a pure liquid by heating the liquid and condensing the vapor  
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Filtering   to remove by the action of a filter  
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Chromatography   the scientific method for separating and analysing chemicals through a porous medium  
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Solubility   the ability of a substance to be dissolved in another substance or solvent at a given temperature or pressure  
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Mixture   result of mixing of a number of things  
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Homogeneous   evenly mixed or unvarying  
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Heterogeneous   having different characteristics or qualities  
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Suspension   the state of being suspended  
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Colloid   a substance in very small particles the do ot settle but remain suspended in a liquid  
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Disassociation   to disossociate  
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Electrolyte   a chemical solution of a substance which can conduct electricity  
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Nonelectrolyte   a conducting medium in which the flow of current is accompanied by the m  
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Precipitate   the mass of solid particles that separate from a solution during a chemical reaction  
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Ionic equation   an equation that represents all reactants and products that breakdown into ions in water as their ions.  
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Molecular equation   is a balanced chemical equation in which ionic compounds are written as natural formulas rather than as ions  
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Spectator ion   is a reactant that appears both as a reactant and ion in an ionic equation  
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Acid   a chemical compound containing hydrogen which dissolves in water and forms hydrogen ions, or reacts with alkali to form a salt and water, it turns liptus paper red  
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Base   a substance that reacts with an acid to make a salt  
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Neutralization   a chemical process in which an acid reacts with a base to form a salt and water  
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Oxidation   a chemical reaction in which a substance combines with oxygen with loss of electrons  
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Reduction   the process of making something less, smaller, or lower, or of becoming less, lower or smaller  
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Molarity   the strength of a solution shown as the number of moles of a substance of a liter of solution.  
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Molality   the concentration of a solution, expressed as the number of moles dissolved in one kilogram of solvent.  
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Dilution   the action of diluting a liquid  
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Titration   a process of measuring the concentration of a solution  
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Concentration   the amount of a substance in a given volume or mass of a solution  
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