Solutions

• Solvent - The liquid in which a solute dissolves

  • E.g. the water in seawater
• Solute - The substance which dissolves in a liquid to form a solution

  • e.g. salt in seawater
• Solution - mixture formed when a solute is dissolved in a solvent

  • e.g. Seawater
• Saturated solution - A solution with the maximum concentration of solute dissolved in the solvent

  • e.g. Seawater in the Dead Sea
• Soluble - A substance that will dissolve

  • e.g. Salt is soluble in water
• Insoluble - A substance that will not dissolve

  • e.g. Sand is insoluble in water
• Filtrate - The liquid or solution that has passed through a filter

  • e.g. Fresh coffee in a cup
• Residue - The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any other similar process

  • e.g. Coffee grounds in filter paper