MIXING AND DISSOLVING

Mixture
• You will get a mixture if you mix two or more different components.
• You can mix any kind of materials in any states of matter together
o The elements of the mixture do not change chemically
o e.g. lemonade, cocktails

Solutions
• Solutions are also mixtures of two or more chemicals
o BUT! In this case, the particles are completely dissolved
• Water is a very good solvent – substance which things can be dissolved in
• e.g. tea

Separate mixtures
• In a mixture all substances that are mixed together can also be separated easily
• e.g. cereal + raisins

Separating solutions
• It is a complicated process
• E.g.: salt can be separated from sea water by filling shallow basins with the sea water and letting the
water evaporate off à what remains is salt at the bottom of the basin

MIXING AND DISSOLVING

Mixture
• You will get a mixture if you mix two or more different components.
• You can mix any kind of materials in any states of matter together
o The elements of the mixture do not change chemically
o e.g. lemonade, cocktails

Solutions
• Solutions are also mixtures of two or more chemicals
o BUT! In this case, the particles are completely dissolved
• Water is a very good solvent – substance which things can be dissolved in
• e.g. tea

Separate mixtures
• In a mixture all substances that are mixed together can also be separated easily
• e.g. cereal + raisins

Separating solutions
• It is a complicated process
• E.g.: salt can be separated from sea water by filling shallow basins with the sea water and letting the
water evaporate off à what remains is salt at the bottom of the basin