Name: _________________________________________________ Date:__________ Pd. __________
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Completion
Complete each statement.
1. A type of suspension that does not settle out under normal circumstances is a(n)
____________________.
2. The particles in a colloid are ____________________ than those in a suspension.
3. A solution is more ____________________ than a suspension.
4. When a solid is dissolved in water, you can separate the two by _________________________ .
5. The process used to separate two miscible liquids is ____________________.
6. Solutes dissolve faster if the solvent is ____________________.
7. A saturated solution contains the greatest quantity of ____________________ that will dissolve in a
given quantity of ____________________.
8. Polar compounds are more soluble in water than ____________________ compounds.
9. Electrons are distributed evenly over a(n) ____________________ molecule.
10. You can separate two ____________________ liquids by pouring the less dense liquid off the top.
11. As sugar dissolves in water, sugar molecules ____________________, or spread throughout the
entire solution.
12. Stirring a solution will make a solute ____________________ more quickly.
13. When a molecule has separate positive and negative charges, the molecule is
____________________.
14. When the hydrogen atom of one water molecule and the oxygen atom of another molecule come
together, a(n) ______________________________ forms.
15. Gases are less ____________________ in warm water than in cold water.
16. The maximum amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given quantity of solvent at a given
temperature is the ____________________ of the substance.
17. Adding sugar to water ____________________ the boiling point of the water.
18. Nonpolar solvents must be dissolved by ____________________ materials.
19. Garden soil and potato salad are two examples of _________________________ mixtures.
20. A colloid that contains a mixture of immiscible liquids that spread together is a(n)
____________________.
21. The particles in a(n) ____________________ are smaller than those in a suspension.
22. When salt is dissolved in water, the water can be removed through the process of
____________________.
23. A solution’s boiling point or freezing point is affected by the ____________________.
24. A solute will dissolve more quickly if you increase its _________________________ by breaking it
into small pieces.
25. Because so many substances can dissolve in water, water is often referred to as the
_________________________.
26. To dissolve an ionic substance, water molecules must exert a force on the ions that is
____________________ than the force holding the ions in the crystal.
27. Adding sugar to water ____________________ the freezing point of the water.
28. The solubility of gases increases when ____________________ is high and
____________________ is low.
29. The quantity of solute that is dissolved in a given volume of solution is the ____________________.
30. The scattering of light in a colloid is called the ______________________________.
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Answer Section
COMPLETION
1. ANS: colloid
PTS: 1
2. ANS: smaller
PTS: 1
3. ANS: uniform
PTS: 1
4. ANS: evaporation
PTS: 1
5. ANS: distillation
PTS: 1
6. ANS:
heated;
hot
PTS: 1
7. ANS: solute; solvent
PTS: 1
8. ANS: nonpolar
PTS: 1
9. ANS: nonpolar
PTS: 1
10. ANS: immiscible
PTS: 1
11. ANS: diffuse
PTS: 1
12. ANS: dissolve
PTS: 1
13. ANS: polar
PTS: 1
14. ANS: hydrogen bond
PTS: 1
15. ANS: soluble
PTS: 1
16. ANS: solubility
PTS: 1
17. ANS: increases
PTS: 1
18. ANS: nonpolar
PTS: 1
19. ANS: heterogeneous
PTS: 1
20. ANS: emulsion
PTS: 1
21. ANS: colloid
PTS: 1
22. ANS: evaporation
PTS: 1
23. ANS: solute
PTS: 1
24. ANS: surface area
PTS: 1
25. ANS: universal solvent
PTS: 1
26. ANS: greater
PTS: 1
27. ANS: lowers
PTS: 1
28. ANS: pressure, temperature
PTS: 1
29. ANS: concentration
PTS: 1
30. ANS: Tyndall effect
PTS: 1