a compound having a sour taste, capable of neutralizing alkalis, a substance with a pH less than 7, turns blue litmus paper red, contains an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base
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alkaline base
capable of neutralizing acids, a substance with a pH greater than 7, turns red litmus paper blue
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colloid
a mixture containing small, undissolved particles that do not settle out. The particles are too small to be seen but large enough to scatter a light beam.
ex:: fog, Jell-O, milk, mayonnaise, shaving cream, and whipped cream
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concentrated
a mixture containing a lot of solute compared to the amount of solvent
ex:: too strong of Kool-Aid or orange juice, or chocolate milk at the bottom of the carton
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dillute
a mixture containing only a little solute for a lot of solvent.
ex:: a weak solution such as weak Kool-Aid
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indicator
something that identifies an acid or a base.
ex:: litmus paper, pH paper, cabbage juice, or tumeric paper
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miscibility
capable of being mixed
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neutralize
to bring a solution to a pH of 7
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saturated
when a solution is holding as much solute as possible under the given conditions
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solute
the substance dissolved in a solution
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solution
where one substance is dissolved in another
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solvent
a substance, usually a liquid, capable of dissolving another substance
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super saturated
when a solution is holding as much solute as possible and the extra solute is unable to mix in
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suspension
the particles of a substance are mixed with a fluid but are undissolved, then can be seen and easily separated with a filter.