P.S. ch8 vocab solutions

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Solution

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A mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another.

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Solute

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Substance being dissolved

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Solvent

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Substance that does the dissolving

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Dilute solution

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A solution that contains a small amount of solute

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Concentrated solution

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A solution containing a large amount of solute

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Solubility

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A measure of how much solute can dissolve in a given solvent at a given temperature.

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Unsaturated solution

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Any solution that can dissolve more solute at a given temperature

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Saturated solution

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A solution that contains the maximum amount of dissolved solute

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Supersaturated solution

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Contains more dissolved solute than a saturated solution at the same temperature

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Precipitate

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A solid that forms and settles out of a liquid mixture