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COLLOID |
A mixture consisting of particles that are intermediate in size between those in solutions and suspensions. |
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CONCENTRATION |
A measure of the amount of solute in a given amount of solvent or solution |
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EFFERVESCENSE |
The rapid escape of a gas from the liquid in which it is dissolved. |
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ELECTROLYTE |
A substance that dissolves in water to a solution that conducts electrical currents. |
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HEAT OF SOLUTION |
The net amount of energy absorbed or released as heat when a specific amount of solute dissolves in a solvent. |
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HENRY'S LAW |
The solubility of a gas in a liquid that is directly proportional to the partial pressure of that agas on the surface of the liquid. |
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HYDRATION |
A solution process with water as the solvent. |
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IMMISCIBLE |
Liquid solutes and solvents that are not soluable in each other. |
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MISCIBLE |
Liquid solutes and solvents that are able to dissolve freely in one another in any proportion. |
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MOLALITY |
The concentration of a solution expressed in moles of solute per kilogram of solvent. |
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MOLARITY |
The number of moles in one liter of solution. |
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NONELECTROLYTE |
A substance that dissolves in water to give a solution that does not conduct an electrical current. |
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SATURATED SOLUTION |
A solution that contains the maximum amount of dissolved solute. |
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SOLUBILITY |
The amount of a substance required to form a saturated solution with a specific amount of solvent at a specified temperature. |
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SOLUABLE |
Capable of being dissolved. |
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SOLUTE |
The substance dissolved in a solution |
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SOLUTION |
Homegenous mixture of two or more substances in a single phase. |
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SOLUTION EQUILIBRIUM |
The physical state in which the opposing processes of dissolution and crystallization of a solute occur at equal rates. |
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SOLVATED |
A solute that is surrounded by solvent molecules. |
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SOLVENT |
The dissolving medium in a solution. |
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SUPERSATURATED SOLUTION |
A solution that contains more dissolved solution than a saturated solution contains under the same conditions. |
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SUSPENSION |
A mixture in which the particles in the solvent are so large that they settle out unless the mixture is constantly stirred or agitated. |
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UNSATURATED SOLUTION |
A solution that contains less solute than a saturated solution under the existing conditions |
