Glossary of Key Terms

Concentration: The ratio of the quantity of solute to the quantity of solvent or the quantity of solution
Dilute: Having a low ratio of solute to solution
Dissociation: The process in which ions break apart when dissolved in solution
Ionization: The process of forming ions
Neutralization Reaction: A reaction between an acid and a base
Precipitate: An insoluble solid that is formed by a chemical reaction between two soluble compounds
Solubility: The maximum amount of solute that will dissolve in a given quantity of solvent at a specific temperature
Solute: A substance that is dissolved in a solvent
Solution: a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
Solvent: The component of a solution that is present in the greatest amount
Stoichiometry: The study of the quantitative relationships among the amounts of reactants used and the amounts of products formed in a chemical reaction
Strong Acid: An acid that ionizes completely in water
Strong Base: A base that dissociates completely in water
Titration: A procedure that is used to determine the concentration of a solution by reacting a known volume of that solution with a measured volume of a solution that has a known concentration

Clancy, C., Doram, T., Heimbecker, B., Mazza, M., McNulty, P., & Mustoe, F. (2011). Chemistry 11. Whitby, Canada: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited.