Solutions and Solubility

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What is the rule for solubility?

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Likes dissolve Likes.

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What do we call a solution where water contains dissolved substances?

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An aqueous solution.

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What is considered the enemy of emulsions?

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Heat.

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How does stirring affect the rate of dissolution?

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It brings fresh solvent into contact with the solute.

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What is the universal solvent?

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Water is a great solvent, but nothing is a universal solvent.

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Define solubility.

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The ability of a substance (solute) to dissolve in a solvent.

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What is a solute?

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A substance that is dissolved in a solution.

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What is a solvent?

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A substance that dissolves a solute to form a solution.

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Give an example of a polar solvent.

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Water.

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What is an emulsion?

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A mixture of two or more liquids that are normally immiscible.