solutions

• what is a solution?

  a mixture of solvent and solute
• describe the process of making a solution

  • add a solid (solute) to a liquid (solvent)
  • the bonds holding the solute molecules together may sometimes break
  • if this occurs then the molecules mix with the molecules in the liquid to form a solution
• what is a solute?

  is the substance being dissolved
• what is solvent?

  is the liquid its dissolving into
• what is a saturated solution

  a solution where the maximum amount of solute has been dissolved, so no more solute will dissolve in the solution