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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Chemistry Review

8th grade Study Guide

Solvents dissolve other substances
A solute is the substance that is dissolved by the solvent
A solution a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
Sugar and NaCl(salt) are both soluble in water
IRON, GOLD, Hydrogen are all pure substances
Water is a natural solvent
Metals are conductors
If you shake a solution and have a solid left at the bottom the solid is considered to be insoluble
Metals attract to magnets
Filters are used for thick materials that are insoluble
Evaporation is used to evaporate a liquid and separate out another material that will be left behind.  If you evaporate sugared water, the water evaporates and you are left with the sugar

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