Chemistry Chapter 15 Vocabulary Flashcards

an inward force that tends to minimize the surface area of a liquid; it causes the surface to behave as if it were a thin skin

any substance that interferes with the hydrogen bonding between water molecules and thereby reduces surface tension

water that contains dissolved substances

the dissolving medium in a solution

dissolved particles in a solution

a process that occurs when an ionic solute dissolves

a compound that conducts an electric current when it is in an aqueous solution or in the molten state

a compound that does not conduct an electric current in aqueous solution or in the molten state

a solution in which a large portion of the solute exists as ions

a solution that conducts electricity poorly because only a fraction of the solute exists as ions

a compound that has a specific number of water molecules bound to each formula unit

a mixture from which some of the particles settle out slowly upon standing

a mixture whose particles are intermediate in size between those of a suspension and a solution

scattering of light particles by particles in a colloid or suspension, which causes a beam of light to become visible

the chaotic movement of colloidal particles, caused by collision with particles of the solvent

the colloidal dispersion of one liquid in another

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