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| Solubility | The amount of solute that will dissolve in a solvent at a given temperature and pressure. |
| Dissolving | The process that takes place when a solvent is mixed with a solute to make a solution. For example, when sodium chloride is mixed with water, it dissolves to form a solution of sodium chloride in water |
| Insoluble | Used to describe a solution that cannot be dissolved in a solute |
| Solute | The substance that dissolves in a solvent. Solutes may be gases, liquids or solids |
| Solvent | The substance in a solution that dissolves the solute |
| Solution | A homogeneous mixture of a solvent and one or more solutes |
| miscible | When two liquids totally mix. (Alcohol and water) |
| immiscible | When two mixtures will not mix. ( oil and water) |
| saturation | is a solution that has the maximum amount of solute dissolved in it at a specific temperature and pressure. |
