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Glossary of mixtures and solutions
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- acid
- 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
- alkaline base
- capable of neutralizing acids, a substance with a pH greater than 7, turns red litmus paper blue
- 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 - 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 - dillute
- a mixture containing only a little solute for a lot of solvent.
ex:: a weak solution such as weak Kool-Aid
- indicator
- something that identifies an acid or a base.
ex:: litmus paper, pH paper, cabbage juice, or tumeric paper - miscibility
- capable of being mixed
- neutralize
- to bring a solution to a pH of 7
- saturated
- when a solution is holding as much solute as possible under the given conditions
- solute
- the substance dissolved in a solution
- solution
- where one substance is dissolved in another
- solvent
- a substance, usually a liquid, capable of dissolving another substance
- super saturated
- when a solution is holding as much solute as possible and the extra solute is unable to mix in
- suspension
- the particles of a substance are mixed with a fluid but are undissolved, then can be seen and easily separated with a filter.
ex:: Italian dressing
