Solutions

What is a solvent?

• the substance that is being dissolved in a solution

• the mixing of different substances

• the substance that does the dissolving in a solution

What is a solute?

• the substance that is dissolved into the solution

• the substance that does the dissolving in a solution

• the mixing of different substances

Vinegar is a solution that is made up of acetic acid dissolved in water. Which part of the solution is the solute?

• acetic acid

• water

A mixture in which one substance is dissolved by another substance.

• Suspension

• Saturation

• Solution

• Solvent

Use the graph to answer the following question. Which statement is true?

• Increasing the temperature of water affects the solubility of sugar and salt.

• The saturation of a sugar & water solution is affected by its thermal energy. The saturation of a salt and water solution is less affected.

• Only sugar's solubility is affected by the thermal energy of a solution.

• Sucrose is non-polar.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

If there is the maximum amount of solute in a solution, it is said to be

• saturated

• unsaturated

• supersaturated

• concentrated

This diagram shows

• insolubility in water

• dissolving in water

• saturation in water

• a chemical reaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which of the following is the best description of the changes that you would measure if you dissolved 25cm³ of a salt into 250mL of water?

• The mass of the solution would increase

• The volume of the solution would increase

• The density of the solution would increase

• The mass and density of the solution would increase.

What is dissolved in a solution?

• Soluble

• Solute

• Solvent

• Saturation

What is a substance dissolved BY in a solution?

• Solute

• Saturation

• Solvent

• Suspension