Solubility

What is a solvent?

• A liquid that will dissolve a solid solute

• Another word for solution

• A thing that make drinks change color

• Usually the solid about to be dissolved

If I dissolve salt in water, what is the solute?

• water

• none of the above

• salty water

• salt

If I dissolve sugar in water, what is the solute?

• water

• sugar

• hydrogen

• carbon

The substance being dissolved in a solution is the...

• solution

• solvent

• solute

• mixture

Which of the following best describes a supersaturated solution?

• a solution that contains the maximum amount of solute that is capable of being dissolved

• a solution that contains less than the maximum amount of solute that is capable of being dissolved.

• a solution that contains more than the maximum amount of solute that is capable of being dissolved.

• none of the above

What do you call a solution that contains less than the maximum amount of solute that is capable of being dissolved?

• unsaturated solution

• saturated solution

• supersaturated solution

• insoluble solution

Solutions are composed of __________ .

• salts and solutes
• solvents and salts
• solutes and alloys
• solutes and solvents

When a solvent contains as much of the solute as it can hold, the solution is said to be

• supersaturated
• diluted
• saturated
• unsaturated

How much KNO₃ solute is saturated at 40 degrees?

• 75 grams

• 55 grams

• 65 grams

• 85 grams

How much C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ solute is saturated at 40 degrees?

• 240 grams

• 220 grams

• 230 grams

• 250 grams