Chemistry Test Review

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What is a substance that cannot be dissolved in a solution called?

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Insoluble

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What is the attraction of water molecules to other surfaces?

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Adhesion

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What do we call the substance being dissolved in a solution?

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Solute

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True or False: Bases are sometimes called alkaline.

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True

Front

What is an unsaturated solution?

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A solution that contains less solute than a saturated solution.

Front

What is the term for a mixture where one substance is dissolved in another?

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Solution

Front

What do we call the liquid that dissolves a solute?

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Solvent

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What is the term for the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved in a solvent at a given temperature?

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Saturation point

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What is the process called when a solute dissolves in a solvent?

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Dissolution

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What is the term for a solution that contains more solute than it can normally hold at a given temperature?

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Supersaturated solution