C1L2: Separating Mixtures

Question 1

What does ‘soluble’ mean?

Answer 1

dissolves in water

Question 2

What does ‘insoluble’ mean?

Answer 2

doesn’t dissolve in water

Question 3

What is a solvent?

Answer 3

substance that does the dissolving

Question 4

What is a solute?

Answer 4

substance that dissolves in the solvent

Question 5

What is a solution?

Answer 5

when a solute dissolves in a solvent

Question 6

What is filtration?

Answer 6

separation of an insoluble solid from a liquid

Question 7

What is crystallisation?

Answer 7

separation of a soluble solid from a liquid

Question 8

What is simple distillation?

Answer 8

separation of a liquid from a dissolved solid

Question 9

What is fractional distillation?

Answer 9

separation of 2 or more liquids with different boiling points

Question 10

What is chromatography?

Answer 10

separation of 2 or more dissolved solids from a solution