Mixtures and Solutions Vocabulary

a mixture that is unevenly mixed. (You can see the parts)

• homogeneous mixture

• heterogeneous mixture

• concentration

• solubility

a mixture that is evenly mixed. (You can’t see the parts)

• concentration

• solvent

• homogeneous mixture

• heterogeneous mixture

a LIQUID mixture where one substance is blended evenly throughout another substance

• solution

• concentration

• solvent

• solubility

the smaller amount that is dissolved in a solution

• Solute

• Solvent

• Distillation

• Alloy

the larger amount that dissolves another substance in a solution.

• Solute

• Solvent

• Concentration

• Mixture

the amount of solute compared to the solvent.

• alloy

• concentration

• distillation

• solution

the maximum amount of a solute that can dissolve in a solvent.

• solubility

• solvent

• solute

• concentration

a process that separates the parts of a mixture by vaporization and condensation

• solubility

• distillation

• mixture

• solution

dilute

• distilation

• dilute

• concentration

• saturate

containing the maximum amount of a solute

• saturate

• dilute

• mixture

• physical change