Lesson · S.3.5

Properties of solutions

Solute, solvent, solubility, and concentration, plus what actually speeds a substance dissolving, the way the TEAS frames solutions.

ObjectiveS.3.5Read2 minExam weightChemistry ≈ 18% of Science

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What you will be able to do

  • Identify the solute and solvent in a solution.
  • Classify a solution as unsaturated, saturated, or supersaturated.
  • Explain how temperature, stirring, and particle size affect dissolving speed.

What the lesson concludes

  • The solvent is present in the larger amount and does the dissolving; the solute is what dissolves into it.
  • Solubility is the maximum solute a solvent can hold at a given temperature.
  • Unsaturated, saturated, and supersaturated describe how close a solution is to that maximum.
  • Diluting adds solvent and lowers concentration without removing solute.
  • Heat and stirring speed dissolving for solids; smaller particle size does too.