Mixtures

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What happens to sugar molecules when they dissolve in water?

Back

Sugar molecules spread out in the water.

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How can you separate a mixture of sand and salt?

Back

Mix them with water, pour the mixture through a screen, then let the water evaporate.

Front

What type of change occurs when making a mixture?

Back

Physical changes.

Front

What is soil an example of?

Back

Heterogeneous mixture.

Front

What do we call a mixture where one substance is dissolved in another?

Back

Solution.

Front

What is a homogeneous mixture?

Back

A mixture that has a uniform composition throughout.

Front

What is a heterogeneous mixture?

Back

A mixture that consists of visibly different substances or phases.

Front

What is the solute in a solution?

Back

The substance that is dissolved in the solvent.

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What is the solvent in a solution?

Back

The substance that dissolves the solute.

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What is an example of a homogeneous mixture?

Back

Saltwater.