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Solutions intro bank

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Brass is made up of 90% copper and 10% zinc. Which is the solute?

a)

Zinc

b)

Copper

c)

None of the above.

2.

If I were to add more sugar to my lemonade and the sugar still dissolves then my lemonade solution is?

a)

unsaturated

b)

saturated

c)

supersaturated

d)

none of the above

3.

In a dilute solution there is

a)

a large amount of solute per unit of solvent

b)

no solvent

c)

a small amount of solute per unit of solvent

d)

None of the above

4.

A solvent is defined as...?

a)

Substance that is being dissolved

b)

Substance that does the dissolving

5.

A solute is defined as...?

a)

Substance being dissolved

b)

Substance doing the dissolving

6.

Aqueous solution (aq) is defined as...?

a)

No water present

b)

A solution where water is the solute.

c)

A solution where water is the solvent.

d)

A liquid that is a heterogeneous mixture

7.

The ___ is the thing being dissolved

a)

solute

b)

solvent

c)

solution

d)

cohesion

8.
True or false? Insoluble means that two substances can dissolve in one another.
a)
true
b)
false
9.
What does the solute dissolve in?
a)
solvent
b)
mixture
c)
solute
10.

Solutions can consist of...

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

All of the above

11.

The dissolved substance is called the:

a)

solvent

b)

solute

c)

neither of the above

d)

all of the above

12.

Electrolytes are solutions that:

a)

conduct electricity

b)

do not conduct electricity

c)

are insulators

d)

none of the above

13.

True or False: All solutions must involve a liquid.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What compound is necessary for all life?

a)

water

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

arsenic

d)

uranium

15.
Part of the solution that is present in the largest amount is the ______________.
a)
solute
b)
solvent
c)
solution
d)
suspension
16.
The ___________ is the substance that is present in a solution in a smaller amount.
a)
solution
b)
solvent
c)
solute
d)
colloid
17.
What type of solution will conduct electricity
a)
Ionic compound
b)
Molecular compound
c)
Sugar solution
d)
Saturated solution
18.
Which kind of mixture has the largest particles
a)
saturated solution
b)
suspension
c)
solution
d)
colloid
19.
Describe a solute.
a)
part of solution present in largest amount
b)
gets dissolved
c)
water
d)
surrounds and breaks apart
20.
What is a substance that is dissolved in another substance? 
a)
solution
b)
solute
c)
solvent
d)
compound
21.

Ice floats on liquid water because it is ___

a)

more dense than liquid water

b)

less dense than liquid water

c)

really cold

d)

wet

22.

Which type of aqueous mixture has the largest particles?

a)

solution

b)

suspension

c)

colloid

23.

Which type of aqueous mixture does NOT exhibit the Tyndall Effect?

a)

solution

b)

suspension

c)

colloid

24.
Something that cannot be dissolved into a solution is called
a)
soluble
b)
insoluble
c)
solution
d)
suspension
25.
Capable of being dissolved
a)
Soluble
b)
concentration
c)
colloid
d)
molarity
26.

Water is known as

a)

the universal solute

b)

something you drink to stay young

c)

the universal solvent

d)

something you drink to get old

27.
Which of the following is an electrolyte?
a)
sodium chloride
b)
sugar (carbon, oxygen, hydrogen)
c)
water (hydrogen and water)
d)
sand (silicon and oxygen)
28.
True or false? Insoluble means that two substances can dissolve in one another.
a)
true
b)
false
29.

Solutions can consist of...

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

All of the these

30.

The dissolved substance is called the:

a)

solvent

b)

solute

c)

neither of the above

d)

all of the above

31.
Part of the solution that is present in the largest amount is the ______________.
a)
solute
b)
solvent
c)
solution
d)
suspension
32.
The ___________ is the substance that is present in a solution in a smaller amount.
a)
solution
b)
solvent
c)
solute
d)
colloid
33.
What is a substance that is dissolved in another substance? 
a)
solution
b)
solute
c)
solvent
d)
compound
34.

The process of dissolving a substance in solution

a)

solvotion

b)

salvation

c)

solvation

d)

salvution

35.

Gases are more soluble at ______temps and _____pressures

a)

high, low

b)

low , high

c)

high, high

d)

low, low

36.
What is a "homogeneous mixture of two or more substances in a single phase"?
a)
Solution
b)
Solvent
c)
Solute
d)
Compound
37.
The dissolving medium in a solution is called ... 
a)
colloid
b)
solution
c)
solute
d)
solvent
38.
The substance dissolved in a solution is called ... 
a)
colloid
b)
solution
c)
solute
d)
solvent
39.
What is a substance that is dissolved in another substance? 
a)
solution
b)
solute
c)
solvent
d)
compound
40.
What is a solvent?
a)
The substance that does the dissolving in a solution.
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
41.
In the above picture, a powder is about to be poured into the liquid. Which of the following should be done to make this powder dissolve faster?

a)
stir the powder in the liquid
b)
freeze the mixture
c)
add more powder to the liquid
d)
store the mixture in a dark place
42.
air is a 
a)
compound
b)
element
c)
heterogeneous mixture
d)
solution
43.
Another name for a homogeneous mixture is 
a)
an element.
b)
a solution.
c)
a compound.
44.
Kool-Aid - Powder, sugar, and water
Identify the solvent 
a)
water
b)
powder
c)
sugar
d)
powder and sugar
45.

Which of the following would increase the rate of dissolution?

a)

Lowering the temperature

b)

Larger particle size

c)

Not agitating the solution

d)

Having more surface area

46.

Brass is an ____ made of copper and zinc.  This is one example of a homogeneous mixture.

a)

alloy

b)

suspension

c)

colloid

d)

compound

47.

True or False: "Salt Water" has a chemical formula because it is a substance.

a)

true

b)

false

48.

Another name for homogeneous mixture is ____.

a)

suspension

b)

solution

c)

colloid

d)

compound

49.

The salt or ____ dissolves into the water or _____.

a)

solute, solution

b)

solute, suspension

c)

solvent, solute

d)

solute, solvent

50.

What is an unsaturated solution?  

a)

It can't hold any more solute

b)

It can hold more solute

c)

It needs more solvent

d)

It has too much solute

51.

A "full" solution is ___.

a)

saturated

b)

unsaturated

c)

supersaturated

d)

does not exist

52.

To make sugar dissolve more quickly we can increase its surface area by...

a)

clumping the pieces together

b)

making the pieces smaller

c)

raising the temperature

d)

stirring

53.

When a solute is a gas and the solvent a liquid, we can increase the rate of solution by

a)

Decreasing the temperature and increasing the pressure.

b)

Increasing the temperature and increasing the pressure.

c)

Increasing the temperature and decreasing the pressure.

54.
When a solution cannot dissolve more solute, it is called
a)
saturated
b)
supersaturated
c)
unsaturated
d)
solvent
55.
A solution that can hold more solute  is called
a)
saturated
b)
supersaturated
c)
unsaturated
d)
insoluble
56.
A solution that has more solute than it can hold is called
a)
saturated
b)
supersaturated
c)
unsaturated 
d)
suspension
57.
When a solution is saturated:
a)
No additional material will dissolve in it
b)
You need to stir it more 
c)
Two materials have combined to create a clear liquid
d)
Crystals form 
58.
To dissolve more material in a saturated solution:
a)
Add water or boil it
b)
Shake or stir faster
c)
Evaporate it
d)
You can only add water. Boiling it won't help.
59.
How does a solution become supersaturated?
a)
dissolve lots of solvent in it.
b)
dissolve a little solute in it. 
c)
dissolve more solute than you should be able to. 
d)
dissolve a super amount of solvent in it. 
60.

Contains the maximum amount of dissolved solute

a)

unsaturated solution

b)

supersaturated solution

c)

saturated solution

61.

How does a solution become supersaturated?

a)

dissolve lots of solvent in it.

b)

dissolve a little solute in it.

c)

dissolve more solute than it should theoretically hold.

d)

dissolve a super amount of solvent in it.

62.

Which of the following would increase the rate of dissolution?

a)

Lowering the temperature

b)

Larger particle size

c)

Not agitating the solution

d)

Having more surface area

63.
A well-mixed mixture that contains a solvent and at least 1 solute is called ___.
a)
Solution
b)
supsension
c)
colloid
d)
Saturated 
64.
What type of solution will conduct electricity
a)
Ionic compound
b)
Molecular compound
c)
Sugar solution
d)
Saturated solution
65.

Which type of aqueous mixture does NOT exhibit the Tyndall Effect?

a)

solution

b)

suspension

c)

colloid

66.
A solution that can hold more solute  is called
a)
saturated
b)
supersaturated
c)
unsaturated
d)
insoluble
67.
A solution that has more solute than it can hold is called
a)
saturated
b)
supersaturated
c)
unsaturated 
d)
suspension
68.
Something that cannot be dissolved into a solution is called
a)
soluble
b)
insoluble
c)
solution
d)
suspension
69.

When a solution is saturated ... (select all that apply)

a)

No additional material will dissolve in it

b)

You need to stir it more

c)

It may have crystals at the bottom

d)

Crystals form

70.
Capable of being dissolved
a)
Soluble
b)
concentration
c)
colloid
d)
molarity