| A | B |
| Solute | The substance being dissolved. |
| Solvent | The substance that dissolves the solute |
| Desalination | Any method that removes salts from ocean water. |
| Distillation | Evaporating, condensing, and collecting water. |
| Solubility | The maximum number of grams of a substance that will dissolve in 100g of solvent. |
| Saturated solution | Has dissolved all the solute it can at a given temp. |
| Unsaturated solution | Can dissolve more solute at a given temp. |
| Supersaturated solution | Contains more solute than a saturated one has at that temp. |
| Dissociation | When an ionic solid dissolves in water. |
| Ionization | When certain polar substance dissolve in water. |
| Electrolyte | A substance that separates into ions or forms ions in a water solution. |
| Nonelectrolyte | A substance whose water solutions are nonconducting. |