Unit 2 Vocabulary

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Aqueous solution

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a solution with water as the solvent

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Chemical change

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a change in matter that produces a new substance

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Concentration

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a measurement of the amount of solute that is dissolved in a specific amount of solvent

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Dilution

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process of reducing the concentration of solute / solvent in a solution by adding more solvent (water)

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Physical change

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change which alters the physical properties of a substance without changing its identity

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Rate of dissolution

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the length of time it takes for a certain amount of solute to dissolve in a solution

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Solubility

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the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance, such as sugar dissolving in water

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Solute

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substance that is dissolved into another substance

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Solution

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a type of mixture in which particles of one or more substances are dissolved (uniformly dispersed throughout) in another substance

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Solvent

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substance which another substance is dissolved in.