Ch 2 chem Memmlers

Term used to describe a solution mostly formed in water

Aqueous

Heterogenous mixture: evenly distributed, ex: Cytosol and blood plasma are examples of their type of suspension

Colloid

Substances, such as salt that mix with or dissolve in water are

Hydrophilic "water-loving"

Substances, such as fats, that do not dissolve in water are

Hydrophobic "water-fearing"

Any combination of two or more substances in which each constituent maintains its identity

Mixture

Homogeneous mixture: A substance (solute) that is dissolved in another substance (solvent)

Solution

The substance in which another substance is dissolved

Solvent

Heterogeneous mixture: A mixture in which substances will settle out unless the mixture is shaken

Suspension

Water is called

universal solvent bc it can dissolve many different substances