| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nonpolar molecule | A molecule without charges or poles. |
| Tyndall effect | When light is scattered by the particles in a colloid |
| colloid | A beam of light can easily be seen through this mixture that is somewhere between a solution and a suspension |
| solvent | The substance in a mixture that does the dissolving. |
| polar molecule | A "lopsided" molecule, with two different poles |
| homogeneous | What we call a mixture when we cannot see the different substances because they are so well mixed |
| solution | A mixture made up of one substance dissolved into another substance |
| saturated solution | A solution that has reached the point where no more solute can dissolve in the solvent. |
| suspension | A mixture where larger particles are mixed into and suspended throughout smaller particles |
| heterogeneous | What we call a mixture when we can actually see the different substances because they are not well mixed |
| alloys | Metals that have been dissolved into other metals to form a metal solution |
| filtration | When a liquid seeps through a substance that traps larger particles, letting only the pure liquid through |
| concentrate | A solution that has a large amount of the solute in the solvent |
| solute | The substance in a mixture that dissolves. |
