Solutions are all around us and even inside of us. We inhale a solution when we breathe. We are immersed in solutions when we are standing in a room or in a swimming pool. The structures we live and work in could not be built without solutions. Solutions are very important. This quiz will cover the basic characteristics of solutions. Select the best answer from the choices.
A solution consists of two parts. One part is the substance that is dissolved. What is the name of this part of the solution?
Solvent
Solute
Solution
Particles
The other component of a solution is the part that does the dissolving. What is the name of this component?
Solvent
Solution
Solute
Solidate
What is the term that describes the dissolving process?
Solvation
Solubulity
Saturation
Diffuse
When two liquids mix, they are said to be...
Soluble
Miscible
Solution
Osmosis
When a substance can dissolve in another substance, it is said to be...
Miscible
Immiscible
Soluble
Insoluble
Kool-Aid - Powder, sugar, and water
Identify the solvent.
Powder
Water
Sugar
Powder and Sugar
When Koolaid mix is light-colored and tastes watery it is a _______ solution.
Concentrated
Saturated
Diluted
None of these
When 20 grams of potassium chlorate, KClO3, is dissolved in 100 grams of water at 80 ºC, the solution can be correctly described as:
Supersaturated
Unsaturated
Saturated
Diluted