Solutions Basics

Solubility is defined as

• the ability to catch on fire
• the ability to be dissolved
• the ability to fly.
• the ability to get on Mrs. D's nerves.

The substance being dissolved in a solution.

• sands
• solute
• solvent
• alloy

The substance in which a solute is dissolved

• sands
• solvent
• alloy
• negative particles

Solutions are composed of __________ .

• salts and solutes
• solvents and salts
• solutes and alloys
• solutes and solvents

In a sample of salt water, NaCl would be considered the ______.

• Solution
• Solute
• Solvent
• Solvation

If we are making Kool-aid with sugar, Kool-aid powder, and water, which part is the solvent?

• water
• powder
• sugar
• powder and sugar

In this mixture, which of the following will be the solute?

• The water in the glass
• The glass that holds the final mixture
• The solution containing both powder and water
• The powder on the spoon

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Lemonade - Water, lemon juice, and sugar
Identify the solute

• water
• lemon juice
• sugar and lemon juice 

What is a solvent?

• The substance that does the dissolving in a solution.
• The substance that is being dissolved in a solution.
• The mixing of different substances.
• The process in which neutral molecules lose or gain electrons

When materials combine to form a mixture, they

• A. keep their original properties.
• B. react to form a new substance with new properties.
• C. combine in a specific ratio.
• D. always change their physical state.