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21 Cards in this Set
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suspension
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a heterogeneous mixture consisting of small particles spread throughout a liquid or gaseous medium, from which they will eventually settle out
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miscibility
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the property that allows two liquids to be soluble in each other
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soluble
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dissolvable
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dissociation
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the process whereby a solvent breaks up an ionic solid
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specific gravity
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a method of determining the concentration of a solution by comparing the density of the solution to the density of water
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insoluble
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substances that cannot be broken apart by water molecules
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precipitate
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a solid formed during a reaction; unsoluble in water
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saturated
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containing the maximum amount of a solute that can be dissolved in a given amount of solvent under normal conditions
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amalgam
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a solution with a liquid solute and a solid solvent
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solubility
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the maximum amount of a solute that can dissolve in a given amount of solvent under normal conditions
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polar molecule
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a molecule that has partially charged electrical poles
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alloy
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a homogeneous mixture of metals
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Henry's law
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the greater the pressure on a liquid, the greater the amount of gas that will remain dissolved in that liquid at any given temperature
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dipole
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a molecule that has both negatively and positively charged poles caused by the unequal distribution of electrons
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solution
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a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
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percentage by mass
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a method of expressing the concentration of a solute as a percentage of the total mass of the solution
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freezing point depression
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the effect whereby a solute lowers the freezing point of the solvent in which it is dissolved
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supersaturated
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having dissolved more than the normal amount of solute in a given amount of solvent
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boiling point elevation
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the effect whereby a solute raises the boiling point of the solvent in which it is dissolved
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solvent
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the substance that does the dissolving in a solution
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solute
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the substance that is dissolved in a solution
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