Physical Properties of Solutions, Types and Formation

• SOLID SOLUTIONS 


  are homogeneous mixtures that are in solid phase.
• LIQUID SOLUTIONS


  are mixtures in which the solvent is a liquid while the solute can either be solid, liquid or gas.
• SOLUTION

  • is a special type of homogeneous mixture composed of two or more substances
• A SOLUTION HAS TWO PARTS: solutes and the solvent.
• SOLUTE - 


  the substance that dissolves
• SOLVENT - 


  is the majority of the solution