Solutions and Solubility

What is a solvent?

• The substance that does the dissolving in a solution.
• The substance that is being dissolved in a solution.
• The mixing of different substances.
• The process in which neutral molecules lose or gain electrons

Which is an example of a solute?

• Egg whites
• Sugar
• Water
• Acetone

__________ are made up of solutes and solvents.

• Solutions
• Suspension
• Colloid

You can make a solution more concentrated by adding __________.

• solute
• solvent
• water

heterogeneous mixture in which some of the particles settle out of the mixture upon standing

• solution
• colloid
• solvent
• suspension

contains less solute than a saturated solution

• unsaturated solution
• saturated solution
• supersaturated solution

contains the maximum amount of dissolved solute

• unsaturated solution
• supersaturated solution
• saturated solution

amount of solute that can dissolve in a given amount of solvent at a given temperature

• saturated solution
• solubility
• pure substance
• colloid

type of homogeneous mixture that doesn't separate on its own

• solution
• colloid
• suspension

mixture of two or more substances; dissolved particles are spread evenly throughout the mixture

• solvent
• solute
• mixture
• solution