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What is a heterogeneous mixture? |
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A mixture in which the particles are not evenly spread throughout. |
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A mixture that particles are mostly evenly spread out through another substance. |
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A mixture made up of tiny particles, intermediate in size to a suspension and solution, that are suspended in a solid, liquid, or a gas. |
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Any mixture of two or more imiscible liquids in which one liquid is dispersed in the other. |
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How is a solvent different from a solute? |
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A solute dissolves in the solvent. |
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How could you separate a miscible liquid? |
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By boiling it: The liquid with the lower boiling point would evaporate first, leaving the other liquid. |
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An alloy is a mixture of two or more metals. |
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Why is water the universal solvent? |
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Because it is a polar molecule. It's structure of negative and positive atoms makes it pull substances apart (dissolving them). |
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What is meant by water being a polar molecule? |
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It means that water has separate positive and negative charges. |
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What do non-polar molecules do in water? |
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Why does heat help things to dissolve? |
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Because it causes the atoms to move faster, causing more collisions and therefore, more dissolving. |
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The ability of one substance to dissolve in another substance at a certain temperature and pressure. |
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What does it mean if something is highly concentrated? |
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There is a lot of solute in the solvent. |
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What is a saturated solution? |
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A saturated solution is a solution in which no more solute can be dissolved in it at that certain temperature and pressure. |
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What is a supersaturated solution? |
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A solution in which more solute has been dissolved into a saturated solution because the temperature and/or pressure has been changed. |
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How do you calculate Molarity? |
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Have a sour taste, are corrosive, can damage skin, and conduct electricity. |
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Have a bitter taste, are slippery, can damage skin, and can conduct electricity. |
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A substance added to water that dissolves and can conduct an electric current. |
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0 is the most acidic. 7 is neutral. 14 is the least acidic. |
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Why do acids neutralize bases? |
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Because the hydronium ions react with the hydroxide ions to form water, a neutral substance. |
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Adding carefully measured amounts of one solution to another. |
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Soap emulsifies oil and water, allowing them to be washed away, leaving the object clean. |
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How is a detergent different from a soap? |
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Detergents do not leave soap scum because it doesn't form insoluble salts when they react with hard water. |
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How does an antacid work? |
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It neutralizes stomach acid (HCl). |
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What would happen if you mix bleach and ammonia? |
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It would form toxic chloramine gas. |
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Water containing Magnesium, Iron, and Calcium. |
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How does an antioxidant work? |
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It protects whatever it is in contact with from reacting with water. |
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What would happen if you mix vinegar and baking soda? |
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CO2 would be released, causing an eruption. |
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