PS Week 5

phase change

changing from one phase of matter to another

solid

phase of matter with definite volume and mass and shape

liquid

phase of matter with definite volume and mass and indefinite shape

Melting

Phase change from solid to piquid

Gas

the phase of matter with definite mass, indefinite volume and shape

Vaporization

phase change from liquid to gas

Condensation

phase change from gas to liquid

freezing

Change from liquid to solid

evaporation

change from liquid to gas at a temperature lower than boiling point

solute

substance in a solution that is dissolved

solvent

substance in a solution that does the dissolving

insoluble

incapable of being dissolved

solubility curve

a graph indicating the solubility of a particular solute at different temperatures

Saturated

Containing the highest amount of dissolved solute

Unsaturated

A solution that contains less than the maximum amount of dissolved solute in a concentration.