Solutions and Solubility

• Solubility: The amount of solute that can be dissolved in given quantity of solvent
• Concentration: The amount of solute per unit volume of solution
• Dilution: The process of decreasing a solutions concentration by increasing volume (solvent)
• Saturated solution: Maximum amount of solute in dissolved in solvent
• Unsaturated solution: Less than the max amount of solute is dissolved in the solvent (More solute can be dissolved)
• Supersaturated solution: More than the max amount of solute in dissolved in the solvent
• Concentration and volume are inversely related (One decreases, other increases vice versa)
• Concentrated solution: Contains a relatively high amount of solute per unit volume solvent
• Diluted solution: Contains a low amount of solute per unit volume solvent (more faint in color)