Ch 11 Compounds, Mixtures and Solutions Flashcards
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what are compounds
substances made by joining together two or more elements
what are bonds
strong forces that chemically join together the elements in a compound
what is a mixture
a material containing two or more elements or compounds that are in close co tact and are mixed e.g. seawater is a mixture of salts and water
what are molecules
groups of two or more atoms bonded together e.g. water and carbon dioxide
what is the characteristic of pure substances
they contain only atoms or molecules of that substance e.g. oxygen
how do you test the purity of a substance
measure the physical properties: melting point
boiling point
density
what is the solute
the substance that dissolves
what is the solvent
the substance that the solute dissolved into
what is a solution
when a solute dissolves into a solvent it forms a solution
what does soluble mean
solids that dissolve are soluble
what does insoluble mean
solids that don’t dissolve are insoluble
what is suspension
when a solids doesn’t dissolve and settles to the bottom of the liquid or floats around
what is solubility
a measure of how much solute can dissolve in a fixed volume of solvent to make a saturated solution
what is concentration
how much solute is dissolved in the solvent
what is a dilute solution
it contains a small quantity of solute in a large quantity of solvent
what is a concentrated solution
it contains a large quantity of solute in a small quantity of solvent
what is a saturated solution
it contains as much solute as possible at a given temperature
what is crystallization
the formation of crystals ( cooling a saturated solution )
in what ways can separation of mixture be done
- filtration
- chromatography
- evaporation
- distillation
- magnetism
- separating immiscible liquids
describe the process of filtration
it is used to separate insoluble solids from liquids.
you use filter paper and put the liquid through it. the insoluble solids should get stuck in the paper and the liquid should go through
describe chromatography
it is used to separate mixture of substances that are in solution
the different substances are carried up a piece of chromatography paper by the solvent at different rates
describe evaporation
it is used to separate a liquid and a soluble solid
the solvent is evaporated and the solute is left behind in the evaporating dish
describe distillation
it is used to separate a liquid and a soluble solid when you want to keep the solvent
the liquid with the lowest boiling point evaporated first . a liebig condenser is used during distillation
describe magnetism
used to separate if one of the substances in the mixture is magnetic
the substance will be attracted the the magnet