Solutions and Mixtures Flashcards

Flashcards covering key vocabulary related to solutions and mixtures.

Compound

A substance containing at least two different elements that are chemically bonded together.

Mixture

Contains at least two different substances (elements and/or compounds) that are not chemically bonded together.

Element

Only contains one type of atom.

Physical Change

Involves rearranging particles, but the individual particles are not changed in any way, and is reversible.

Chemical Change

Involves the creation of at least one new chemical substance and is irreversible.

Solute

The substance that is being dissolved.

Solvent

The substance that the solute is being dissolved in.

Solution

The mixture of the solute and the solvent.

Soluble

Substances that dissolve easily.

Insoluble

Substances that will not dissolve.

Saturated Solution

A solution where no more solute will dissolve.

Miscible

When two liquids are able to mix together

Immiscible

Liquids that do not mix together

Distillation

A process used for separating two or more miscible liquids, making use of their different boiling points.

Chromatography

A method of separating a number of soluble substances from the same mixture.

Filtration

A method used to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid.

Decanting

Carefully pouring away a liquid, leaving the solid behind.

Evaporation

A method to separate a soluble solid from a liquid by vaporizing the liquid.

Crystallisation

The process where crystals of the solute form.