Lesson 12 Make-up Lab

What Happens When Substances Are Mixed With Water?

Use these internet cites to help you answer the questions below.

http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_mixture.html

1. Take substances around you (sugar, salt, pepper, etc) and sketch and describe what happens when these different substances are mixed with water.

2. A solution is a homogeneous mixture of a solvent and solute. A solute is the substance that dissolves in a solvent. Solutes may be solids, liquids, or gases. A solvent is the substance in a solution that dissolves the solute. With that in mind, identify the solutions to the substances above.

3. Make a chart identifying the solution, solvent and solute for 10 substances that are available in your everyday life.