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Unit 5; Solutions and Separations; Key Words
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- 1What are Solutions?Unit 5 Solutions and Separations; Key Words
- 2SolutionA mixture of two or more substances.
- 3SolventThe substance that the solid dissolves in.
- 4SoluteThe substance that dissolves.
- 5ClearWhen you can see through the solution (transparent).
- 6ColourlessA solution that is of no colour.
- 7SolubleA substance that can be dissolved.
- 8InsolubleA substance that can't be dissolved.
- 9DissolvingThis is when a solid (e.g. salt) is added to water and the solid particles fill the spaces between the water particles; they mix with the water.
- 10MixtureThis is when two or more substances are mixed up but not chemically joined. They can easily be separated.
- 11SuspensionA suspension is a mixture that is opaque. It can be coloured.
- 12FiltrationThis is where you filter a suspension through a filter, leaving the residue (the solute particles) behind in the filter, with the filtrate (the substance being filtered) being separated from it.
- 13EvaporatingThis is when you heat the water/substance from the solution, to get the solute back.