141856153 | soluble | capable of being dissolved | |
141856154 | solution | homogeneous mixture of two or more substances in a single phase | |
141856155 | solvent | the dissolving medium in a solution | |
141856156 | solute | the substance dissolved in a solution | |
141856157 | suspension | if the particles in a solvent are so large that they settle out unless the mixture is constantly stirred or jarred, the mixture is | |
141856158 | colloids | If the particles in a solvent are so large that they settle out unless the mixture is constantly stirred or agitated | |
141856159 | Tyndall effect | When light is scattered by colloidal particles dispersed in a transparent medium | |
141856160 | Electrolyte | A substance that dissolves in water to give a solution that conducts electric current | |
141856161 | Non-electrolyte | A substance that dissolves in water to give a solution that does not conduct an electric current is called.... | |
141856162 | Solution Equilibrium | The physical state in which the opposing processes of dissolution and crystallization of a solute occur at equal rates | |
141856163 | Saturated solution | A solution that contains the maximum amount of dissolved solute | |
141856164 | Unsaturated solution | A solution that contains less solute than a saturated solution under the existing conditions | |
141856165 | Supersaturated solution | A solution that contains more dissolved solute than a saturated solution contains under the same conditions | |
141856166 | Solubility | The amount of that substance required to form a saturated solution with a specific amount of solvent at a specified temperature | |
141856167 | Hydration | The solution process with water as the solvent | |
141856168 | Immiscible | Liquids that are not soluble in each other | |
141856169 | Miscible | Liquids that dissolve freely in one another in any proportion | |
141856170 | Henry's Law | The solubility of a gas in a liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of that gas on the surface of the liquid | |
141856171 | Effervescence | The rapid escape of a gas from a liquid in which it is dissolved | |
141856172 | Solvated | A solute particle that is surrounded by solvent particles is said to be.... | |
141856173 | Enthalpy of solution | The net amount of energy absorbed as heat by the solution when a specific amount of solute dissolves in a solvent | |
141856174 | Molarity | The number of moles of solute in one liter of solution | |
141856175 | Concentration | A measure of the amount of solute in a given amount of solvent or solution | |
141856176 | Molality | The concentration of a solution expressed in moles of solute per kilogram of solvent |
Chapter 12: Solutions Vocabulary
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