This term refers to how fast something dissolves
What is rate of dissolution?
Saltwater
homogenous mixture (or solution)
This is when you mix the solute and solvent together
What is a solution?
What can you do to the solute in order to increase the rate of dissolution?
What is crushing or grinding?
Ice water
What is pure substance (not a mixture)
The smallest structural unit of an element, also known as the "building blocks of matter"
What is an atom?
The substance that does the dissolving
What is a solvent
What can you do to the solvent to make it dissolve the solute faster?
What is increase the temperature?
If I add more water to my kool-aid it would become more _________
What is diluted?
Orange juice with pulp that you need to shake before drinking
What is a heterogenous solution
When we dissolve salt and water to make a solution this is a _________ change
What is physical?
When you keep the solute in its large solid form instead of chopping it up, you __________ the rate of dissolution
What is decrease?
If some of the solvent gets evaporated, the solution will become more _________
What is concentrated?
Oil mixed with water
What is a heterogenous mixture?
A solution that has water as its solvent
What is an aqueous solution?
When you have the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved in the solvent and cannot dissolve any more
What is saturated
Increasing this for a solution not only increases the rate of dissolution, but also how much solute can get dissolved
What is temperature?
True or False: The dead Sea is very concentrated because more salt has been added over the years
False, the amount of salt stays the same! The amount of water decreases because evaporation
Pebbles at the bottom of a fish tank?
Accepted answers: not a solution, heterogenous mixture, compounds