Solutions and suspensions
SOLUBLE or INSOLUBLE
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Soluble means the substance can be dissolved in a particular liquid. Insoluble means that it cannot.
SUSPENSION
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A liquid with an insoluble solid.When shaken, the solidwill spread outand remain suspended for a time.Later, it will be found as a sediment.An example would be chalk in water.
SOLVENT
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A liquid in which other substances can be dissolved to form a solution. Ethanol is a solvent for sugar but not a solvent for salt.
SOLUTION
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A combination of a solute dissolved in a solvent. Salt might me dissolved in waterto form a sugar solutionwhere water is the solventand salt the solute.