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| Ionic solutes | compounds that dissociate (break apart) into individual ions when dissolved in water |
| Adhesion | the action or process of adhering (sticking or clinging) to a surface or object |
| Agitation | the action of briskly stirring or disturbing something |
| Biological system | a defined amount of space and all of the life processes that occur within it. |
| Cohesion | the sticking together of particles of the same substance. |
| Dissolution | the action or process of dissolving or being dissolved. |
| Heterogeneous | being of different kinds |
| Homogeneous | consisting of parts all of the same kind. |
| Molecular solutes | dissolved materials that do not dissociate into ions when dissolving (nonelectrolytes) |
| Electrolyte | a liquid or gel that contains ions (Polar and or ionic composition) |
| Nonelectrolyte | a liquid or gel that does not contains ions (molecular composition) |
| Non-polar solvents | have no ionic or charged components (pure covalent composition) |
| Polar solvents | liquids or gels that have both an ionic nature and a molecular nature (can dissolve both ionic and covalently bonded materials. |
| Saturated | containing the largest possible amount of a particular solute. |
| Solubility curves | compares solubility at different temperatures. |
| Strong electrolyte | having a high concentration of electrolytes |
| Supersaturated | containing a concentration of dissolved particles beyond what would normally dissolve (saturation point.) |
| Surface area | the outside part or uppermost layer of something |
| Surface tension | the attraction of the particles in the surface layer of a liquid |
| Universal solvent | appropriate for dissolving all materials ; not restricted to a single type of solute. Will dissolve polar |
| Unsaturated | containing less than the largest possible amount of a particular solute. |
| Weak electrolyte | having a low concentration of electrolytes |
