This document discusses key concepts in solution chemistry including:
- The definition of a solution as a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances, with the substance present in greater quantity called the solvent and the other(s) called the solute(s).
- Different types of solutions such as saturated, unsaturated, and supersaturated solutions. Supersaturated solutions contain more solute than normally possible.
- Factors that affect solubility including temperature, pressure, and whether the solute and solvent are polar or nonpolar.
- Concentration units used to quantify the amount of solute in a solution, including molarity.
- Colligative properties - properties of solutions that depend only on the number