Solutions and Solubility

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What is the measure of the amount of solute in a given amount of solvent or solution?

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Concentration

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What does it mean to be 'Soluble'?

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Capable of being dissolved.

Front

What are made up of solutes and solvents?

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Solutions

Front

What is the part of the solution that does the dissolving?

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Solvent

Front

How many grams of NaNO3 are soluble in 100 g of water at 10 ºC?

Back

80 grams

Front

What is a solute?

Back

A substance that is dissolved in a solution.

Front

What is a solvent?

Back

The substance that dissolves the solute in a solution.

Front

Define solubility.

Back

The ability of a substance to dissolve in a solvent at a given temperature and pressure.

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What is a saturated solution?

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A solution that contains the maximum amount of solute that can dissolve at a given temperature.

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What is the difference between a homogeneous and heterogeneous mixture?

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Homogeneous mixtures have a uniform composition, while heterogeneous mixtures do not.