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Solution Definitions and Classifications

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following substances would be least likely to conduct electricity when it is dissolved in water?

a)

NaCl

b)

KBr

c)

C12H2O11

d)

CaCl2

2.

Reference the picture for the following problem.

The beaker on the left contains a solution of NaOH. The beaker on the right contains NH3. Both NaOH and NH3 are basic substances. Which one of them is a weak electrolyte?

a)

NaOH

b)

NH3

c)

neither, both are strong

d)

not enough information to tell

3.
What is a solvent?
a)

The dissolving medium which is typically a liquid or the substance in greater amount when 2 similar phases are mixed

b)

The substance that is being dissolved in a solution.

c)

The mixing of different substances.

d)

The process in which neutral molecules lose or gain electrons

4.

Fat and protein molecules in milk give white color to it but these molecules do not sink down over time. Because of that milk is;

a)

Solution

b)

Suspension

c)

Colloid

d)

Supersaturated

5.

A type of mixture where the particles are larger than those in a solution but not heavy enough to settle out.

a)

Homogeneous mixture

b)

Colloid

c)

Suspension

d)

Compound

6.

Both of the beakers in the picture recently stirred and you see a demonstration with light.

The beaker on the left would be a;

a)

Solution

b)

Suspension

c)

Colloid

d)

Impossible to tell

7.

Alloys are solid-solid homogeneous mixtures of metals. Which one of the following is an example of alloys?

a)

Boron

b)

Brass

c)

Beryllium

d)

Bread

8.
What type of mixture separates upon standing?
a)
Solution
b)
Alloy
c)
Colloid
d)
Suspension
9.
A colloid is a mixture that contains undissolved particles. 
a)
True
b)
False
10.
This type of mixture has particles that settle. 
a)
Suspension
b)
Colloid 
c)
Emulsion
d)
Solution 
11.

Solutions has ______________ sized particles, colloids have _________________ sized particles, and suspensions have _________________________ sized particles.

a)

small, medium, large

b)

large, medium, small

c)

medium, small, large

d)

medium, large, small

12.
The light is spread out by flour and water, and does not go through the mixture.  What is the mixture called.
a)
Solution
b)
Suspension
c)
Colloid
13.

Which of the following factors affects the solubility amount & rate of solubility?

a)

temperature

b)

surface area

c)

agitation

d)

amount of solvent

14.
Which of the following would dissolve the slowest?
a)
a sugar cube in hot water
b)
a sugar cube in cool water
c)
powdered sugar in cool water
d)
powdered sugar in hot water
15.
Which cube(s) has the most surface area?
a)
left cube
b)
middle cubes
c)
right cubes
16.
According to the table which solute is nonpolar.
a)
ammonium chloride
b)
naphthalene
c)
ethanol
d)
urea
17.

Which of the following examples is nonpolar & cannot form a solution because it is insoluble?

a)

Kool Aid

b)

an oil spill in the in the ocean

c)

soda

d)

salt water

18.

When calcium chloride is dissolved in water, to which end of the adjacent water molecules will a calcium ion be attracted?

a)

the oxygen end, which is the negative pole

b)

the oxygen end, which is the positive pole

c)

the hydrogen end, which is the negative pole

d)

the hydrogen end, which is the positive pole