So, what happens? How do you make that solution? Mix the two liquids and stir. It's that simple. Science breaks it into three steps. When you read the steps, remember...
Solute=Sugar
Solvent=Water
System=Glass.
1. The solute is placed in the solvent and the concentrated solute slowly breaks into pieces. If you start to stir the liquid, the mixing process happens much faster.
2. The molecules of the solvent begin to move out of the way and they make room for the molecules of the solute. Example: The water has to make room for the sugar molecules to spread out.
3. The solute and solvent interact with each other until the concentration of the two substances is equal throughout the system. The concentration of sugar in the water would be the same from a sample at the top, bottom, or middle of the glass.
Sure. All sorts of things can change the concentrations of substances in solution. Scientists use the word solubility. Solubility is the ability of the solvent (water) to dissolve the solute (sugar). You may have already seen the effect of temperature in your classes. Usually when you heat up a solvent, it can dissolve more solid materials (sugar) and less gas (carbon dioxide). If your friend was mixing sugar and water, she would be able to dissolve a lot more sugar into hot water rather than cold.
Next on the list of factors is pressure. When you increase the surrounding pressure, you can usually dissolve more gases in the liquid. Think about your soda can. It is able to keep the fizz inside, because the contents of the can are under higher pressure. Think about a bottle of soda. The first time you open the bottle, a lot of bubbles come out. If you open and close it over a few hours, fewer and fewer bubbles will come out of the solution. When you opened the bottle the first time, you lost the high pressure that was keeping the carbon dioxide (CO2) gas in solution.
Last is the structure of the substances. Some things dissolve easier in one kind of substance as opposed to another. Sugar dissolves easily in water and oil does not. Water has a low solubility when it comes to oil. Since oil is not soluble in water, it will never truly dissolve. Oil and water is a mixture, not a solution. The two types of molecules (oil and water) are not evenly distributed in the system.
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FAQs
Making Solutions
- The solute is placed in the solvent and the concentrated solute slowly breaks into pieces. ...
- The molecules of the solvent begin to move out of the way and they make room for the molecules of the solute.
Liquids are in the middle, but tend to be difficult to compress because the molecules are already close together. You probably can't compress a liquid with your hands. It takes a lot of force.
What types of matter can make solutions? ›
A solution can be composed of any of the states of matter - like solid, liquid or gas. A solution is a hom*ogeneous process that combines multiple substances and a stable output. Any solution has two components, and they are solute and solvent. The solute is the substance that mixes in the solvent.
What are the states of matter in a solution? ›
A solution forms when a solid (the solute) dissolves in a liquid (the solvent). Although solutions are generally thought of as a solid dissolved in a liquid, both solute and solvent can be any phase: solid, liquid or gas.
What is the matter answer? ›
Anything that has mass and occupies space is called matter. A matter is made up of tiny particles called atoms.
How to make 1% solution? ›
A one percent solution is defined as 1 gram of solute per 100 milliliters final volume. For example, 1 gram of sodium chloride, brought to a final volume of 100 ml with distilled water, is a 1% NaCl solution. To help recall the definition of a 1% solution, remember that one gram is the mass of one milliliter of water.
Is glass a liquid or a solid? ›
Glass, however, is actually neither a liquid—supercooled or otherwise—nor a solid. It is an amorphous solid—a state somewhere between those two states of matter. And yet glass's liquidlike properties are not enough to explain the thicker-bottomed windows, because glass atoms move too slowly for changes to be visible.
Can you squash a gas? ›
Gases can spread out and change their shape and volume to fill up whatever container they are in. Gases are often invisible. Gases can be squashed.
Which type of matter Cannot be compressed? ›
Solids have small inter-particle gaps and are densely packed, hence they cannot be compressed since there is no room for particles to migrate. As a result, solid cannot be easily compacted.
What are 7 types of matter? ›
Yes, there are seven states of matter. Most people are familiar with the most common states of matter found on Earth. These are solid, liquid, and gas. Additional states of matter include plasma, Bose-Einstein condensate, quark-gluon plasma, and degenerate matter.
Four states of matter are observable in everyday life: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.
Is sugar water a solution or mixture? ›
Answer and Explanation:
Sugar water is a hom*ogeneous mixture that can also be called a solution. A hom*ogeneous mixture is one in which substances are fully mixed together and are evenly dispersed; you can no longer see the individual substances, and the mixture has a uniform look.
Is light energy or matter? ›
Light exists in tiny packets called photons. Photons have no rest mass and they do not occupy any volume. So light is not matter. It is the radiation of energy.
What is matter made up of? ›
Matter on Earth is in the form of solid, liquid, or gas. Solids, liquids, and gases are made of tiny particles called atoms and molecules. In a solid, the particles are very attracted to each other. They are close together and vibrate in position but don't move past one another.
What solution has water as a solvent? ›
A solution that contains water as the solvent is called an aqueous solution.
What are the steps of the solution process? ›
Energetically the dissolution of a solid into a solvent to form a solution can be envisioned to occur in three steps. Step 1: Separation of pure solid into separated particles. Step 2: Separation of pure solvent into separated particles. Step 3: Combining the particles into a solution.
How do you make a solution for kids? ›
Mixing and Separating
When a spoonful of sugar is stirred into a glass of clean water, it will dissolve and form a solution. The tiny particles called molecules that make up sugar spread apart evenly throughout the water. The sugar and water molecules do not change. Like all mixtures, solutions can be separated.
What are the steps to create a standard solution? ›
Standard Solutions
- 1 Weigh the solute.
- 2 Dissolve the solute.
- 3 Make up the solution to a known volume.
- 4 hom*ogenise.
- 2 Dissolving the solute. The solute is transferred to a beaker because they are easy to stir. ...
- 3 Making the solution up to a known volume. ...
- hom*ogenising the solution.
So, what happens? How do you make that solution? Mix the two liquids and stir. It's that simple. Science breaks it into three steps. When you read the steps, remember...
Next on the list of factors is pressure. When you increase the surrounding pressure, you can usually dissolve more gases in the liquid. Think about your soda can. It is able to keep the fizz inside, because the contents of the can are under higher pressure. Think about a bottle of soda. The first time you open the bottle, a lot of bubbles come out. If you open and close it over a few hours, fewer and fewer bubbles will come out of the solution. When you opened the bottle the first time, you lost the high pressure that was keeping the carbon dioxide (CO2) gas in solution. 