Chemistry Terms Third Test
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pendragon4526 on November 12, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 saturated | describes a stable solution that contains the maximum quantity of a solute that can be dissolved at a given temperature |
| solubility | the maximum quantity of a substance that will dissolve in a certain quantity of water at a given temperature |
| unsaturated | describes a solution that contains less dissolved solute than the solvent can normally hold at a temperature |
| supersaturated | describes a solution that holds more than the maximum quantity of a solute that can be dissolved at that temperature |
| solubility curve | the graphical representation of the relationship between the temperature and solubility |
| solute | the dissolved substance |
| solvent | the dissolving agent |
| reagent | a chemical agent for use in chemical reactions |
| reference | a solution which is known to contain an ion |
| control | a solution which is know not to contain an ion like distilled water |
| independent variable | the variable that the experimenter himself controls (i.e. temperature) in the experiment; grahped on the x axis |
| dependent variable | the variable whos values change as a result of the values chosen for the independent variable (i.e. the solubility); graphed on the y axis |
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