Properties of Solutions Chemistry Quiz

Adhesion

The tendency of water molecules to stick to other substances or surfaces due to intermolecular forces

Bent Shape

The molecular shape of a water molecule (H₂O) caused by the repulsion between electron pairs

Cohesion

The attraction between molecules of the same substance

Heat Energy

The energy transferred between substances due to temperature differences, which affects the movement of water molecules

Hydrogen Bonds

Weak bonds that help water molecules stick together

Hydronium Ions

Water molecules that gain an extra hydrogen atom, making them acidic

Hydroxide Ions

Water molecules that lose a hydrogen atom, making them basic

Ionization

When molecules split into charged particles (ions)

Polar Compounds

Molecules with a positive and negative side that mix well with water

Reactivity

How easily something reacts with other substances

Solute

what is being dissolved

Solution

A mix where something dissolves in a liquid

homogeneous mixtures

Specific Heat

How much heat something can absorb before it gets hotter

Universal Solvent

A term used to describe water because it can dissolve many different substances

Water

The liquid we drink, essential for life

Solvent

what is doing the dissolving

Saturated solution

Solvent holds as much solute as possible at that temperature

Unsaturated solution

Less than the maximum amount of solute for that temperature is dissolved in the solvent

Supersaturated solution

Solvent holds more solute than is normally possible at that temperature

these solutions are unstable; crystallization can occur

how to find the mass of a solute when given molarity and liters of solution

find the number of moles of solute, then convert to grams