CHEM 24112 Chapter 15: HW15.1
29 Jun 2018
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Homework 15.1: Solubility and Solution Composition
1. A solution is a homogeneous mixture. Can you give an example of a gaseous homogeneous
mixture? A liquid homogeneous mixture? A solid homogeneous mixture?
2. Suppose you dissolved a teaspoon of sugar in a glass of water. Which substance is the solvent?
Which substance is the solute?
3. A metallic alloy, such as brass, is an example of a _________________ solution.
4. Chemists summarize the general solubility of substances with the saying, “like dissolves like”.
Explain and give examples.
5. What does it mean to say that a solution is saturated with a solute?
6. A solution is a homogeneous mixture and, unlike a compound, has ________________________
composition.
7. The label “concentrated H2SO4” on a bottle means that there is relatively ___________________
amount of H2SO4 present in the solution.
The problems on this page were taken from Introductory Chemistry: A Foundation, written by Zumdahl and DeCoste, published in 2008.
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