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solvent a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances solute the dissolved substance in a solution solubility the ability of one substance to dissolve in another at a given temperature and pressure concentration the strength of a solution heat the movement of thermal energy from a substance at a higher temperature to one at a lower temperature temperature the average kinetic energy of the individual particles suspension a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy colloid a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension solution a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances saturated solution a solution that cannot dissolve any more solute under the given conditions evaporation the process of becoming a vapor surface tension the uneven forces acting on the particles on the surface of a liquid; as if a thin film was stretch across the surface