This document defines and describes mixtures and solutions. It explains that mixtures are made of two or more substances physically mixed together and can be either heterogeneous, with visible particles of different substances, or homogeneous, appearing uniform throughout. Solutions are defined as homogeneous mixtures formed when one substance dissolves in another. Key solution terms are also defined, such as solute, solvent, solubility, soluble, and insolute. Solutions can be dilute, with little solute, or concentrated, with a lot of solute.

1. MIXTURES
• Matter that can be made up of 2 or
more substances PHYSICALLY mixed
together.
• The substances that make up a
mixture can be present in any amount.
• Can be separated by PHYSICAL
means

2. 2 KINDS OF MIXTURES:
• HETEROGENEOUS MIXTURES
– DO NOT APPEAR THE “SAME”
THROUGHOUT
– “LEAST MIXED”
– PARTICLES ARE LARGE
ENOUGH TO BE SEEN

3. • HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURES
– Appear to be the same
throughout
– “Well Mixed”
– Particles are very small--can’t
be seen

4. SOLUTIONS
• A type of homogeneous mixture
formed when one substance
dissolves in another
• “Best Mixed” of all mixtures

5. SOLUBILITY
• SOLUTE: The substance that is
dissolved in a solution
• SOLVENT: The substance that does
the dissolving in a solution
– Water is the most common solvent
– Water is the “UNIVERSAL
SOLVENT”, since it can dissolve
many substances

6. • SOLUBILITY: The amount of a solute
that can be dissolved in a given amount of
solvent
• SOLUBLE: Term that describes a
substance that dissolves in another
substance
• INSOLUBLE: Term that describes a
substance that does not dissolve (or very
little dissolves) in another substance

7. TYPES OF SOLUTIONS
• DILUTE SOLUTION
– A solution in which a little amount
of solute is dissolved in a large
amount of solvent.
• CONCENTRATED SOLUTION
– A solution in which a lot of solute
is dissolved in a small amount of
solvent.