15.2: Homogeneous Aqueous Systems

An aqueous solution is ........................................... that contains dissolved substances

• a molten metal

• water

• a liquid hydrogen

In a solution, the dissolving medium is the .................................

• solute

• solvent

The dissolved particles in a solution are the .....................

• solute

• solvent

Solutions are ................................... mixtures.

• heterogeneous

• homogeneous

Substances that....................................in water include ionic compounds and polar covalent compounds.

• dissolve most readily

• don't dissolve

The process by which the positive and negative ions of an ionic solid become surrounded by solvent molecules is called .......................................

• sublimation

• solvation

• saturation

Nonpolar solvents such as gasoline dissolve ............................... compounds.

• nonpolar

• polar

....................................................... is a compound that conducts an electric current when it is in an aqueous solution or in the molten state.

• A nonelectrolyte

• An electrolyte

All ionic compounds are electrolytes because they dissociate into ions.

• True

• False

....................................................... is a compound that does not conduct an electric current in either an aqueous solution or the molten state.

• A nonelectrolyte

• An electrolyte