A solution is a homogeneous mixture where the components are mixed thoroughly and appear as a single substance throughout. Solutions can take several forms, including solids dissolved in liquids like sugar in water, liquids dissolved in liquids like alcohol and water, gases dissolved in liquids like carbon dioxide in soda, and gases dissolved in gases like the mixture of gases that make up air. Solutions retain the chemical properties of their components and have the same composition and properties throughout the mixture.
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Describing The Appearance and Uses of A Solution
A solution is a homogeneous mixture where the components are mixed thoroughly and appear as a single substance throughout. Solutions can take several forms, including solids dissolved in liquids like sugar in water, liquids dissolved in liquids like alcohol and water, gases dissolved in liquids like carbon dioxide in soda, and gases dissolved in gases like the mixture of gases that make up air. Solutions retain the chemical properties of their components and have the same composition and properties throughout the mixture.
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DESCRIBING THE APPEARANCE AND USES OF A
SOLUTION
A SOLUTION IS A HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURE.
HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURE HAS THE SAME PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT THE SAMPLE. IT MEANS THAT THE SUBSTANCES MIXED THOROUGHLY, AFTER STIRRING, APPEARED AS ONE SUBSTANCE. YOU CAN NO LONGER DISTINGUISH ONE COMPONENT FROM THE OTHER. AN EXAMPLE IS A MIXTURE OF SUGAR IN WATER. WHEN SUGAR DISSOLVES IN WATER, THE TWO SUBSTANCES APPEAR AS ONE. THE SUGAR PARTICLES CAN NO LONGER BE IDENTIFIED. HOWEVER, THE TASTE OF THE WATER PROVES THAT THE SUGAR WAS NOT LOST AFTER MIXING. ITS CHEMICAL PROPERTY IS RETAINED AND SO THE WATER TASTE SWEET. THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF SOLUTIONS. ALL THESE TYPES ARE HOMOGENEOUS.
1. SOLID IN LIQUID
A SOLID SUBSTANCE IS DISSOLVED IN A LIQUID
SUBSTANCE. EXAMPLES ARE SUGAR IN WATER, SALT IN WATER, JUICE POWDER IN WATER, OR COFFEE IN WATER. 2. LIQUID IN LIQUID
A LIQUID SUBSTANCE CAN ALSO BE DISSOLVED IN
ANOTHER LIQUID AND THESE TWO SUBSTANCES CAN BE MIXED THOROUGHLY. EXAMPLES OF THESE ARE ALCOHOL AND WATER, WINE AND SODA WATER, CONCENTRATED FRUIT JUICE IN WATER, OR LIQUID MILK AND WATER. 3. GAS IN LIQUID
CERTAIN LIQUIDS CONTAIN GASEOUS SUBSTANCES.
SOFT DRINKS APPEAR AS LIQUID, BUT THEY ACTUALLY CONTAIN CARBON DIOXIDE GAS. THIS CAN BE OBSERVED WHEN A BOTTLE OF SOFT DRINK IS SHAKEN OR OPENED, BUBBLES APPEAR AND GAS IS RELEASED. OXYGEN IS ALSO PRESENT IN WATER. PLANTS USE THEM DURING THE FOOD – MAKING PROCESS. THERE IS ALSO OXYGEN IN THE BLOOD, AND THIS MAKES OUR CELLS FUNCTION WELL. 4. GAS IN GAS
AIR IS A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE OF GAS IN A GAS
SOLUTION. IT IS A MIXTURE OF SEVERAL GASES – OXYGEN, NITROGEN, CARBON DIOXIDE, AND OTHERS. 5. SOLID IN SOLID
STEEL, BASICALLY A SOLUTION OF CARBON
ATOMS IN A CRYSTALLINE MATRIX OF IRON ATOMS. ALLOYS LIKE BRONZE AND MANY OTHERS. POLYMERS CONTAINING PLASTICIZERS.