Solution Basics Vocab

Alloy

a type of solid solution - often a mixture of 2 metals

solvent

what is doing the dissolving (water for KoolAid)

saturated

maximum amount of solute for a given amount of solvent at a certain temperature

immiscible

two liquids are insoluble

insoluble

not capable of being dissolved

supersaturated

a solution contains more solute than it theoretically can hold at a given temperature (is unstable)

miscible

two liquids are soluble in eachother

solute

substance that gets dissolved into a solution (KoolAid)

solubility

the amount of a substance that will completely dissolve in a given quantity of solvent at a certain temperature

unsaturated

a solution containing less solute than the maximum amount that can dissolve at a given temperature

precipitate

an insoluble compound when 2 aq solutions react

concentrated

a solution with a high concentration of solute

dilute

a solution with a low concentration of solute

solution

a homogenous mixture of two or more substances in a single phase

soluble

capable of being dissolved

solvation

attractive forces exist between particles in a solute

universal solvent

water because it dissolves a wide variety or substances