the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent in a solution
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osmotic pressure
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the pressure that must be applied to a solution to stop osmosis
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colloid
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a suspension of particles in a dispersing medium
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reverse osmosis
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the process occurring when the external pressure on a solution causes a net flow of solvent through a semipermeable membrane from the solution to the solvent
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dialysis
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a phenomenon in which a semipermeable membrane allows transfer of both solvent molecules and small solute molecules and ions
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osmosis
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the flow of solvent into a solution through a semipermeable membrane
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molal boiling-point elevation constant
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a constant characteristic of a particular solvent that gives the change in boiling point as a function of solution molality
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Tyndall effect
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the scattering of light by particles in a suspension
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Henry's law
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the amount of a gas dissolved in a solution is directly proportional to the pressure of the gas above the solution
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isotonic solution
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solutions having identical osmotic pressures
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ion pairing
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a phenomenon occurring in solution when oppositely charged ions aggregate and behave as a single particle
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Raoult's law
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the vapor pressure of a solution is directly proportional to the mole fraction of solvent present
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ideal solution
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a solution whose vapor pressure is directly proportional to the mole fraction of solvent present
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thermal pollution
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the oxygen-depleting effect on lakes and rivers of using water for industrial cooling and returning it to its natural source at a higher temperature
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mole fraction
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the ratio of the number of moles of a given component in a mixture to the total number of moles in the mixture
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colligative properties
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properties of a solution that depend only on the number, and not on the identity, of the solutes
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molal freezing point depression constant
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a constant characteristic of a particular solvent that gives the change in freezing point as a function of solution molality
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coagulation
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the destruction of a colloid by causing particles to aggregate and settle out
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semipermeable membrane
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a membrane that allows solvent but not solute molecules to pass through
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mass percent
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the percent by mass of a component of a mixture
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molarity
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moles of solute per volume of solution in liters
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desalination
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the removal of dissolved salts from an aqueous solution
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van't Hoff factor
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the ratio of moles of particles in solution to moles of solute dissolved
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normality
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the number of equivalents of a substance dissolved in a liter of solution