Chemistry: Solutions and Mixtures

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Solute

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Substance in a mixture that is dissolved by solvent.

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Solvent

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Part of solution that is largest, dissolves the other.

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Heterogeneous (mixture)

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Easily separated.

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Suspension

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Mixture that can be easily separated by setting.

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Colloids

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Heterogeneous mixture with undissolved particles that do not separate out.

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Solubility

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Measure of how much of a solute will dissolve in a solvent.

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Dissolve

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Form of a solution, and solutes disappear into solvent.

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Solution (homogeneous)

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Solvent of one or more solutes.

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Mixture

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2 or more substances that are not chemically combined.

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Homogeneous

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Difficult to separate.