Solutions and Fluids

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Solutions and Fluids

A substance is something that cannot be altered or simplified.

H2O is a substance because it's a complex fluid and cannot be simplified.

A mixture is different though, it can be altered and/ or simplified because it is made of many smaller parts.

There are two kinds of mixtures the first one being a heterogeneous mixture.

A heterogeneous mixture is an unevenly mixed mixture.

The second kind of mixture is a homogeneous mixture.

A homogeneous mixture is an equally and evenly mixed mixture.

A homogeneous mixture can also be classified as a solution.

A solution is something made of a solute and a solvent.

A solute is a substance that can dissolve into another substance

A solvent is a substance that the solute dissolves into.

When a substance has a solubility that means it has the ability to dissolve into other substances.

The bigger amount of solute in a solution changes the concentration of the solution.

A fluid as anything that can flow. A fluid always takes the shape of whatever it’s in.

All fluid exerts pressure, meaning it pushes on its surroundings.