Mixtures and Solutions

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What do we call a mixture in which one of the substances has dissolved?

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Solution

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What is the solvent in a mixture of sugar water?

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Water

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What do we call the substance in a solution that has dissolved?

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Solute

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I have a mixture of sand and water. What do we call this type of mixture?

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Mixture

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What do we call the substance that dissolves the solute?

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Solvent

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What is a mixture?

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A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined.

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What is a solution?

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A special type of mixture where one substance dissolves in another.

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What is a solute?

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The substance that is dissolved in a solution.

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What is a solvent?

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The substance that dissolves the solute in a solution.

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Can you give an example of a solution?

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Saltwater is a solution where salt is the solute and water is the solvent.