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| an inward force that tends to minimize the surface area of a liquid | surface tension | |
| a surface active agent | surfactants | |
| a solution in which the solvent is water | aqueous solutions | |
| the dissolving medium in a solution | solvent | |
| dissolving particles in a solution | solute | |
| a compuond that conducts an electric current in aqueous solution or in the molten state | electrolyte | |
| a compound that does not conduct an electric current in aqueous solution or in the molten state | nonelectrolyte | |
| a mixture from which some of the particles settle out slowly upon standing | suspensions | |
| a mixture whose particles are intermediate in size between those of a suspension and a solute solution | colloids | |
| scattering of light by particles in a colloid or suspension which causes a beam of light to become visible | Tyndall effect | |
| the chaotic movement of colliodal particles caused by collision with particles of the solvent in which they are dispersed | Brownian motion | |
| the colloidal dispersion of one liquid in another | emulsion | |
| to lose water of hydration | effloresce | |
| a term describing salts and other compounds that remove moisture from the air | hygroscopic | |
| a hygroscopic substance used as a drying agent | desiccants | |
| a term describing a substance that removes sufficent water from the air to from a solution | deliquescents | |
| a solutioncontaining the maximum amount of solute for a given amount of solvent at a constant temp and pressure | saturated solution | |
| a solution that contains less solute than a saturated solution at a given temp and pressure | unsaturated solution | |
| describes liquids that dissolve in each other | miscible | |
| describes liquids that are insoluble in one another | immiscible | |
| at a given temperature the solubility of a gas in a liquid is directly proportional to the pressure of the gas above the liquid | Henry's Law | |
| a solution that contains more solute that it can theroetically hold at a given temperature | supersaturated solution | |
| the concentration of solute in a solution expressed as the number of moles of solute dissolved in 1L of solution | molarity |
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