Simple IGCSE Chem bank

A substance that dissolves in a liquid is called the...

• Solvent

• Solute

• Solution

• Salient

The liquid that a solute is dissolved into is called the...

• Solvent

• Solution

• Water

• Dissolver

A mixture containing a dissolved solute in a solvent is called a...

• Liquid

• Compound

• Solution

• Mixture

A solution containing the maximum amount of dissolved solute is referred to as...

• Unsaturated

• Insaturated

• Asaturated

• Saturated

What happens to the mass of a liquid into which a soluble solute is added?

• The mass decreases

• The mass stays the same

• The mass increases

• It is impossible to tell

Which of these phrases describes the particles in a solid?

• The particles are not in a regular arrangement and can move past each other.

• The particles are in a regular arrangement and can move past each other.

• The particles are far apart and can move randomly.

• The particles are in a regular arrangement and can only vibrate around fixed positions.

Which of these changes of state occurs when a solid turns straight into a gas?

• Freezing

• Subliming

• Condensing

• Evaporating

If you were using filtration, what would you be trying to separate?

• A soluble solid from a liquid

• A mixture of two solids

• An insoluble solid from a liquid

• A mixture of two or more liquids

If you were using simple evaporation, what would you be trying to separate?

• A soluble solid from a liquid

• A mixture of two solids

• An insoluble solid from a liquid

• A mixture of two or more liquids

If you were using distillation, what would you be trying to separate?

• A soluble solid from a liquid

• A mixture of two solids

• An insoluble solid from a liquid

• A mixture of two or more liquids