Mixtures and Solutions

A mixture is....

• A combination of 2 or more substances that keep their physical properties

• a combination of 2 or more substances that join together for form a new substance

• something that has matter

True of False: A mixture can be easily seperated

• True

• False

An example of a mixture is....

• chocolate milk

• hot sauce

• chex mix

• cornuts

A tool that can be used to seperate a mixture is....

• triple beam balamace

• magnifying lens

• a magnet

• a concave lens

A way to separate sand and water is by...

• Using a coffee filter

• Using a seive

• Using a magnet

• By drinking the water

A solution is....

• something you can drink

• a mixture in which the substances are spread out evenly between one another

• a mixture of 3 substances ONLY

A Solute is....

• something that can dissolve when mixed

• the sun

• what helps dissolve a substance

• matter

A solvent is....

• the substance that dissolves

• what forms a solution

• A substance into which another substance dissolves

Solubility is the ability....

• of a substance to dissolve into another substance

• of an object to conduct heat and electricity

• of an object to attract to a magnet

• to change into a solid, liquid and gas

The best way to separate a solution is by...

• using tweezers to remove what you don't like

• heating the substance to evaporate the water

• using a magnet to attract the unwanted items