Solubility

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What is a solvent?

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A liquid that will dissolve a solid solute.

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What is a solute?

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A substance that is dissolved in a solvent.

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What does soluble mean?

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Can dissolve in water.

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What is the solvent in a saltwater solution?

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Water.

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What is the solute in a saltwater solution?

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Salt.

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What is concentration?

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The amount of solute actually dissolved in a given amount of solvent.

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What is a saturated solution?

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A solution that cannot dissolve any more solute at a given temperature.

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What is a supersaturated solution?

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A solution that contains more solute than it can normally hold at a given temperature.

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What happens when you add more solute to a saturated solution?

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The excess solute will not dissolve.

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What is the process of dissolving called?

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Dissolution.