Solutions

Which would NOT increase the rate at which a sugar cube dissolves? (Solvent in this case means sugar)

• Reducing the amount of solvent

• Crushing the sugar cube

• Stirring the solution

• Heating the solvent

You can make a solute (for example sugar) dissolve more quickly in a solvent by

• adding more solute (sugar).

• adding ice. (making it cold)

• heating the solvent.

• removing some solvent. (taking out some sugar)

A solution that contains all of the solute it can hold at a given temperature is

• diluted.

• saturated.

• supersaturated.

• unsaturated.

The _____is the part that gets dissolved. 

• solute 
• solvent 
• solution 
• Sacajawea 

The universal solvent is ______. 

• sodium 
• acid 
• water 
• wind 

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This is the part of the solution that does the dissolving. 

• solute
• solvent 
• salt water 
• First Continental Congress 

In the above picture, a powder is about to be poured into the liquid. Which of the following should be done to make this powder dissolve faster?

• stir the powder in the liquid
• freeze the mixture
• add more powder to the liquid
• store the mixture in a dark place

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Kool-Aid - Powder, sugar, and water
Identify the solvent 

• water
• powder
• sugar
• powder and sugar

Lemonade - Water, lemon juice, and sugar
Identify the solute

• water
• lemon juice
• sugar and lemon juice 

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When a certain amount of solvent cannot hold any more solute it is called a ________ solution.

• Diluted
• Saturated