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Question
Define the term solution with reference to the addition of sodium chloride to water.
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Solution
A homogenous mixture of a solute in a solvent is called a solution.
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Unsaturated solutions
State two factors by which solubility of a solute in a solvent can be increased.
Fill in the blank.
A _______ is a uniform mixture of a solute and a solvent.
Complete the statement by filling in the blanks with the correct words.
If potassium nitrate is added to water in a beaker to give a homogeneous mixture, then potassium nitrate is referred to as the __________, water as the __________, and the homogeneous mixture as the _______.
(solution/ solute/solvent/saturated solution)
From the following substances given below state which will form a solution in the same.
(a) sodium carbonate
(b) calcium carbonate
(c) charcoal powder
(d) sodium sulphate
(e) table salt
(f) powdered particles of lead from a lead pencil
(g) iron powder
(h) copper filings
(i) sand particles
(j) honey
If ‘X’ g. of potassium nitrate is added to 100 g. of water at 60°C and the salt dissolves completely then :
(a) is ‘X’ g. the solubility of potassium nitrate at 60°C.
(b) is the solution formed – saturated or unsaturated
(c) if on addition ‘X’ + ‘Y’ g. of potassium nitrate to the same amount of water at the same temperature and the solute now just remains behind after stirring then –
(d) is the solution now – saturated or unsaturated
(e) is ‘X’ + ‘Y’ g. the solubility of potassium nitrate.
What is a solution?
Polar compounds are soluble in _____ solvents
Solutions which contain three components are called a binary solution.
A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances is called ______.
