Lesson 12: What Happens When Substances

are Mixed with Water?

Key Terms

SolubleA substance that dissolves

Insoluble

A substance that does not dissolve.

SolventThe substance in a solution that

dissolves the solute.

SoluteThe substance that dissolves in a solvent. Solutes can be solids,

liquids, or gases.

SolutionA homogeneous mixture of a solvent and a solute. In which they are both

evenly mixed.

Dissolve

The process that takes place when a solvent is mixed with a solute to make a

solution.

For example, when sodium chloride is mixed with water, it dissolves to form a solution of sodium chloride in water.

Purpose:Using the vocabulary terms

that we have just learned create

a purpose for the lab that we have

discussed.