Mixtures and Solutions Review

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What is the smallest particle of an element?

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An atom.

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What evidence indicates a new substance forms when mixing baking soda and vinegar?

Back

The bubbles show a gas forms.

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What type of mixture maintains the physical properties of its ingredients when mixed?

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A heterogeneous mixture, such as flour and paper clips.

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What physical properties of water change when sugar is dissolved into it?

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Taste and volume.

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What is the term for a material’s ability to dissolve?

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Solubility.

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What is a mixture?

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A combination of two or more substances that retain their individual properties.

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What is a solution?

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A homogeneous mixture where one substance is dissolved in another.

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What is the difference between a solute and a solvent?

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A solute is the substance that is dissolved, while a solvent is the substance that does the dissolving.

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What is an example of a physical change?

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Dissolving sugar in water.

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What happens to the properties of a substance when it dissolves?

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The properties of the solute may change, but the solvent retains its properties.