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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How does a solution become supersaturated?

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By dissolving more solute than you should be able to.

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What are solutions made up of?

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Solutes and solvents.

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If I dissolve sugar in water, what is the solute?

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Sugar.

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If I dissolve carbon dioxide in water, what is the solvent?

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Water.

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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 is a solution?

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A homogeneous mixture of solute and solvent.

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What happens when a solute dissolves in a solvent?

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The solute particles spread out evenly in the solvent.

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What is saturation in a solution?

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When no more solute can dissolve in the solvent.

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What is an example of a common solvent?

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Water.