Solutions

By Max Gonzalez
What are Solutions?
Soluble vs. Insoluble Solutions
Types of Liquids
True Solutions
Dissociation vs. Ionization
Saturation Terms of a Solution
Solubility

Solution: Homogeneous mixture in a single phase
Made up of a solvent and a solute
Solvent: The substance that does the dissolving
Solute: The substance that gets dissolved
Soluble: Capable of being dissolved in a particular
solvent.
Insoluble: Incapable of being dissolved in a particular
solvent
Alloys are solutions in which the solute and the solvent
are both solids.
Miscible= Liquids that dissolve freely in one another in all
proportions
Immiscible: Liquids that do not dissolve in one another
Solvation is the process of dissolving
True Solutions: When 100% of the solute dissolves in the
solvent
Colloid: a substance that looks like a true solution,
however, its particles are not truly dissolved in the solvent
Tyndall Effect is a test involving the scattering of light to
determine if a substance is a true solution or a colloid.

Dissociation: Separation of an ionic solid into free ions
Example: CaCl
2
(s) > Ca
+
2 (aq) + 2Cl
-
(aq)
Ionization: Separation of polar molecules into free ions
Example: HCl + H
2
O > H
3
O
+
+ Cl
-
Unsaturated= There is room for more solute to dissolve
Saturated= There is no more room for solute to dissolve
Supersaturated= Unstable crystals begin to form in the
solution due to excess solute.
Solubility is the ability of a solute to dissolve in a specific
amount of solvent at a specific temperature
Temperature can change the solubility of a substance
Solubility is measured in grams per liter

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