Mixtures and Solutions Vocabulary

A mixture that has visible ingredients. Individual substances can be seen.

• Homogeneous Mixture

• Heterogeneous Mixture

• Solute

• Solvent

What is dissolved by the solvent

• Solvent

• Solubility

• Solute

• Substance

A mixture where individual components cannot be seen.

• Solvent

• Heterogeneous Mixture

• Solute

• Homogeneous Mixture

What dissolves the solute.

• Solvent

• Solute

• Solution

• Mixture

The pure ingredient (in a mixture or solution)

• Solution

• Mixture

• Substance

• Solute

A physical combination of two or more substances that can retain their own properties and can easily be separated.

• Solution

• Mixture

• Solvent

• Solute

Homogeneous mixture in which substances are blended evenly.

• Solute

• Mixture

• Solution

• Solvent

The ability of a substance to be dissolved.

• Solute

• Solvent

• Solution

• Solubility

When there is too much of a substance to be dissolved in a solution.

• Solubility

• Saturation Point

• Solute

• Solvent