Solutions and Solubility Quiz

What is a solution?

• A homogeneous mixture of solutes and solvents

• A heterogeneous mixture of solutes and solvents

• A pure substance with no solutes or solvents

• A chemical reaction between solutes and solvents

What phrase is often used to explain why substances with similar intermolecular forces dissolve in each other?

• Opposites attract

• Like dissolves like

• Great minds think alike

• Birds of a feather flock together

What is the process called when water molecules surround the ions of a solute until the entire crystal has dissolved?

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Solvation

• Sublimation

What is the term used to describe a solution that cannot dissolve any more solute at a specific temperature?

• Unsaturated

• Supersaturated

• Saturated

• Diluted

What factor can increase the amount of solute that dissolves in a solution?

• Decreasing the temperature

• Decreasing the amount of solvent

• Heating the solution

• Adding more solute

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

How is solubility expressed?

• The quantity of solute per 100 ml of solvent at a specific temperature

• The quantity of solute per 100 g of solvent at a specific temperature

• The quantity of solvent per 100 g of solute at a specific temperature

• The quantity of solvent per 100 ml of solute at a specific temperature