Mixtures and Solutions Vocabulary

a combination of two or more substances that can be easily separated.

• solution

• homogenous mixture

• mixture

• solvent

the separate parts of a mixture

• ingredients

• solution

• solute

• solvent

a mixture that is unevenly mixed. (You can see the parts)

• homogenous mixture

• mixture

• solution

• Heterogeneous mixture

a mixture that is evenly mixed. (You can’t see the parts)

• mixture

• Homogenous mixture

• concentration

• solubility

a LIQUID mixture where one substance is blended evenly throughout another substance.

• solute

• solubility

• distillation

• solution

the smaller amount that is dissolved in a solution.

• solute

• solvent

• concentration

• distillation

the larger amount that dissolves another substance in a solution.

• solvent

• solute

• ingredients

• mixture

the amount of solute compared to the solvent.

• ingredients

• distillation

• Concentration

• solubility

the maximum amount of a solute that can dissolve in a solvent.

• mixture

• solution

• concentration

• solubility

a process that separates the parts of a mixture by vaporization

• distillation

• solubility

• concentration

• solution