Properties of Water and Solutions

These flashcards cover key concepts about the properties of water, solutions, and the dissolving process.

Water's high melting and boiling point allows it to remain liquid over a range of __ on Planet Earth.

temperatures

Hydrogen bonding is stronger than the __ forces holding similarly sized molecules together.

intermolecular

Water changes from gas to liquid through the process of __.

condensation

In a __ solution, the solute is uniformly distributed throughout the mixture.

homogeneous

The process by which water travels from the surface to porous rock is called __.

percolation

In order for water to melt or boil, the water molecules must __, breaking the hydrogen bonding.

separate

A __ solution has a low concentration of solute in the mixture.

dilute

The __ table is the upper level of groundwater saturation.

water

An aqueous solution of ionic solutes is called an __ solution.

electrolytic

To determine concentration in a solution, the formula used is __ = n/V.

c

When electrolytes dissolve in water, the component ions become __ by water molecules.

hydrated

A __ solution contains more than the maximum amount of solute that can dissolve in a given amount of solvent.

supersaturated

Liquids that do not dissolve in each other and form layers are referred to as __.

immiscible

When a solution is __, the number of moles of the solute remains constant, even if the concentration changes.

diluted

The three steps of the dissolving process involve separating solute and solvent molecules and forming new __ forces.

intermolecular

In a __ solution, solute concentrations are at their maximum for the given temperature and pressure.

saturated

The solubility curve shows that as temperature increases, solubility of ionic compounds __.

increases

The term __ refers to solid-liquid homogeneous mixtures, such as salt water.

solution

In order for ionic compounds or polar substances to dissolve, they must be in a __ solvent.

polar