Mixture
a physical blend of two or more pure substances
Heterogeneous mixture
has visibly different parts (e.g., chocolate chip cookies, granite)
Homogeneous mixture
does not contain visibly different parts (e.g., air, salt, water)
Solute
(substance being dissolved; least amount)
Solvent
(the dissolving medium; great amount)
Dilute
(relatively little solute
Concentrated
(relatively large amount of solute)
Strong electrolyte
virtually no solute molecules in water (complete dissociation); bright light
Weak electrolyte
solute dissociates to slight extent (incomplete dissociation or creation of ions due to the reaction with water); dim light
Nonelectrolytes
no dissociation, dispersed; no light
Solubility
amount of solute that dissolves per given amount of solvent