Solution Vocab Check

What is the term for the amount of solute dissolved in a given amount of solvent at certain temperature or pressure?

• temperature

• solubility

• solution

• solvation

Solvation when the water is the solvent surrounding the solute when a solution forms; first step in solution formation.

• dissociation

• solvation

• hydration

• solution

What is known as the universal solvent?

• water

• gas

• solid

• oxygen

A liquid solute will dissolve in a liquid solvent. What is this process called?

• miscible

• soluble

• solute

• solvent

What is the polarity of an ionic compound?

• saturated

• polar

• water

• ionic

This type of solution has no visible solute at the bottom of the container; the typical solution we refer to as being homogeneous.

• Concentrated

• Unsaturated

• Solubility

• Polar

For ionic solutes only; second step in solution formation where the solvent pulls apart the ionic solute into ions.

• Solvation

• Hydration

• Dissociation

• Supersaturated solution

A homogeneous mixture formed by combining the solute and solvent physically is called a:

• solvent

• solution

• hydration

• solute

What type of solute has solubility inversely proportional to its temperature change?

• gas

• water

• solid

• liquid