Solubility Flashcards
1
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Solute
A
A dissolved substance
2
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Solvent
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A substance capable of dissolving or dispersing one or more other substances. Something that provides a solution
3
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Solution
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A liquid mixture in which the minor component (the solute) is uniformly distributed within the major compent (the solvent)
4
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Soluble
A
Susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
5
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Insoluble
A
Incapable of being dissolved in a liquid and especially water
6
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Solubility
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The ability of a chemical substance (the solute) to dissolve in solvent and form a solution
7
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Saturated solution
A
A solution which there is so much solute that if there was any more, it would not dissolve.
