Solutions Vocab

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Homogeneous mixture

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Solution

Front

Substance being dissolved

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solute

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Substance that dissolves; the medium for the solute.

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solvent

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Amount of substance that dissolves in solvent at a given temp.

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solubility

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Solid solution of metals

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alloy

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Solutions with water as solvent

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aqueous

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Max dissolved solute; extra solute settles.

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saturated

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Less solute than max:

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unsaturated

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More solute than max; often made at high temp.

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supersaturated

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Undissolved solute settling at the bottom of a solution

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Precipitate