Y8 Solubility and separating mixtures

soluble

able to dissolve

Insoluble

unable to be dissolved

Solute

the substance that is dissolved

Solvent

liquid that can dissolve other substances

Solution

A mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another.

dissolve

when a solid mixes with a liquid to make a solution

Solubility

The ability to dissolve in another substance

filter paper

Fits inside funnel when filtering solutions

Filtering

Way to separate a solid from a liquid

Sieving

separating particles of different sizes by allowing the smaller particles to fall through holes in a container

Evaporating

The change of state from a liquid to a gas, used to separate soluble solids from a liquid (e.g. salt from salt water)

paper chromatography

a method used to separate and identify mixtures of dyes or inks based on their different solubility.

dilution

the process of reducing the concentration of a solute in a solution by adding more solvent.

serial dilution

a stepwise dilution of a substance in solution.