Vocab List SPS6_Solutions and Acids, Bases

material composed of two or more elements or compounds that are physically mixed together but not chemically combined

• mixture
• dissolved
• solution
• solute
• solvent

describes the process by which solute components are dispersed in a solvent

• mixture
• dissolved
• solution
• solute
• solvent

A mixture that has a uniform composition and is made up of two parts-- a solute and a solvent

• mixture
• dissolved
• solution
• solute
• solvent

Substance being dissolved, usually appears in the smaller quantity

• mixture
• dissolved
• solution
• solute
• solvent

the substance in which the solute dissolves, usually present in a larger quantity

• mixture
• dissolved
• solution
• solute
• solvent

Water- due to its polarity and ability to dissolve many different solutes

• universal solvent
• solubility
• saturated solution
• unsaturated solution
• supersaturated

the ability for a given substance, the solute, to dissolve in a solvent

• universal solvent
• solubility
• saturated solution
• unsaturated solution
• supersaturated

when the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved is added to the solvent

• universal solvent
• solubility
• saturated solution
• unsaturated solution
• supersaturated

A solution that contains less than the maximum amount of dissolved solute in a concentration.

• universal solvent
• solubility
• saturated solution
• unsaturated solution
• supersaturated

when a solution holds more solute than the usual limit

• universal solvent
• solubility
• saturated solution
• unsaturated solution
• supersaturated