Solutions, Acids & Bases Vocab

a homogeneous mixture that is usually composed of two or more metals

• solution

• alloy

• crystals

• colloid

a homogeneous mixture throughout which two or more substances are uniformly dispersed

• solvent

• solute

• solution

• mixture

in a solution, the substance that dissolves in the solvent

• particles

• mix

• solute

• acid

in a solution, the substance in which the solute dissolves

• water

• acid

• base

• solvent

the maximum mass of a solute that can dissolve in 100g of solvent at a certain temperature and standard atmospheric pressure

• concentration

• solubility

• balance

• base

the quantity of solute that is dissolved in a given volume of solution

• solubility

• acid

• solvent

• concentration

a solution that cannot dissolve any more solute under the given conditions

• solution

• unsaturated solution

• saturated solution

• supersaturated solution

a solution that contains less solute than a saturated solution does and that is able to dissolve additional solute

• solution

• saturated solution

• supersaturated solution

• unsaturated solution

a solution that holds more dissolved solute than is required to reach equilibrium at a given temperature

• solution

• supersaturated solution

• unsaturated solution

• saturated solution

any compound that increases the number of hydronium ions when dissolved in water

• acid

• indicator

• base

• electrolyte