http://www.ck12.org Chapter 3. Chemical Interactions
Vocabulary
- insoluble: Unable to dissolve in a given solvent.
- soluble: Able to dissolve in a given solvent.
- solution: Homogeneous mixture in which particles are too small to reflect light and too small to settle or be
filtered out of the mixture.
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Listen to the solutions song at the following URL, and then fill in the blanks in the sentences below. http://www.y
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MEDIA
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URL: http://www.ck12.org/flx/render/embeddedobject/82356- The best-mixed mixtures of two or more substances are __.
- The term that means the same throughout is __.
- A solution in which the solvent is water is called a(n) __ solution.
- The lesser portion of a solution is the __.
- The greater portion of a solution is the __.
Review
- What is a solution?
- Identify and describe the two parts of a solution.
- Give an example of a substance that is soluble in water and a substance that is insoluble in water.
- Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon. What can you infer about steel based on the fact that it is a solution?
- Which of the following statements about solutions is false?
a. All solutions are mixtures.
b. All solutions are homogeneous.
c. All solutions contain two or more compounds.
d. All solutions contain at least two substances.