Smells Flashcards
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How is an ester made?
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By reacting an alcohol with an organic acid to produce an ester and water
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Q
What are esters?
A
A family of compounds often used as perfumes
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Q
What are soluble substances?
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Substances that dissolve in a liquid
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What are insoluble substances?
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Substances that don’t dissolve in a liquid
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Q
What is a solvent?
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Is the liquid which a substance is dissolved
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Q
What is a solute?
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Substance this gets dissolved
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What is a solution?
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A solvent and solute mixed together
