SOLUTE AND
SOLVENT
IN A
SOLUTION
Solution
- is a homogeneous mixture of one
or more liquids or with one or
more substances.
Solvent
- is a substance with dissolving
capability, thus can dissolve with
other substances.
Solute
- is the substance that dissolves in
solvent in order to form a solution.
The difference between solvent
and solute is that solute is the one
to be dissolved and the solvent is
responsible for dissolving it.
Like for example in a mixture of
lemon juice powder and water, the
solvent is the water (liquid) and the
solute is the lemon juice powder
(solid) after mixing, it forms
lemonade juice solution.
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Water is the universal solvent.
- Some solutes dissolve easily than
others. This property of solutes is
called solubility.
- But not all solutes dissolve in all
solvent.
- A solute is considered soluble if an
appreciable amount of it can be
dissolved in a given amount of the
solvent.
- A solute considered insoluble if very
little of it dissolves in a given amount
of the solvent.
- Some substances dissolved faster
than the others smaller particles
dissolve faster than substances with
bigger particles.
Factors/conditions Affecting
Solubility of Solutes in a Solvent
1. Manner of stirring
- the way you stir a glass with salt
increases the move of the solvent,
thus enabling solubility of the
solution. This condition affects the
solubility of solutes in a solvent.
Factors/conditions Affecting
Solubility of Solutes in a Solvent
2. Temperature of the solvent
- solubility increases with
temperature. When you compare
hot and cold water, it was hot
water with high temperature
dissolved the sugar faster.
Factors/conditions Affecting
Solubility of Solutes in a Solvent
3. Size of the solute particles
- the size particles affect the
solubility. The larger the
molecules of the solute are, the
more difficult it is for solvent to
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