Unit 2 Physical Properties, Solutions, and Dissolving

A saturated solution is one that contains the maximum amount of dissolved solute.

The solute is the part that gets dissolved.

The result is a solution.

A supersaturated solution is one that contains more solute than a saturated solution.

Water is a polar molecule. Sugar is a polar molecule and 'like dissolves like' so they have similar polarities and will dissolve in each other.

A solvent is the substance that dissolves the solute.

A solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances.

'Like dissolves like' means that polar solvents dissolve polar solutes, and nonpolar solvents dissolve nonpolar solutes.

Generally, the solubility of solids in liquids increases as temperature increases.

A saturated solution contains the maximum amount of dissolved solute, while an unsaturated solution contains less solute than it can hold.