Solutions, Solutes and Solvents

Solutions, Solutes and Solvents

1. Solute

   • Something that dissolves

2. Solvent

   • Something that dissolves a solute

3. Solution

   • Solute + Solvent

4. Types of separating substances

   • Chromatography
     • Separating different coloured liquids
   • Distillation
     • Separating 2 liquids that have different boiling points
   • Fractional Distillation
     • Separating a mixture into a number of different parts
   • Crystallisation
     • Getting a dissolved solid back by evaporating the liquid
   • Filtration
     • Separating a liquid and an undissolved solid

5. Dissolving

   • When a particle of a solid "hides" between the spaces in a liquid
   • Sped up by heat

6. Saturation

   • No more solid will dissolve