Solubility Factors Vocabulary

A substance that forms ions when dissolved in a solvent

• Strong Acid

• Electrolyte

• Weak Acid

• Nonelectrolyte

A substance that does not form ions when dissolved in a solvent

• Nonelectrolyte

• Supersaturated Solution

• Weak Acid

• Strong Base

A solution containing the maximum amount of solute for a given amount of solvent at a constant temperature and pressure

• Electrolyte

• Saturated Solution

• Solute

• Solvent

A solution that contains less than the maximum amount of solute that it can hold at a given temperature and pressure

• Saturated Solution

• Acid

• Solute

• Unsaturated Solution

A solution that contains more solute than it can theoretically hold at a given temperature

• Dissociation

• Electrolyte

• Supersaturated Solution

• Solvent

The stirring or mixing of a solution as to increase the particle movement of the solute particles in solution

• Agitation

• Settling

• Falling Out

• Crystallization

The exposed area of a solid; expressed as squared units of length

• Volume

• Surface Area

• Molarity

• Solubility

The process by which solutes precipitate out of a solution, forming a solid

• Agitation

• Surface Area

• Increasing Temperature

• Crystallization

An acid that completely ionizes in a solution

• Strong Acid

• Strong Base

• Weak Acid

• Weak Base

A base that completely ionizes in solution

• Strong Acid

• Strong Base

• Weak Acid

• Weak Base