Chemistry Facts for ACT Science

– Solution = liquid mixture

– Titrant = solution of a known concentration. Use a burette to put the titrant into a solution (in a beaker). – Solute = minor component that is uniformly distributed in the solvent

– Solvent = major component that contains the solute

– Precipitate = insoluble solid that emerges from a liquid solution

i. a liquid ejects a solid

ii. a gas ejects a liquid or solid

– Reactants = left side of a chemistry equation

– Products = right side of chemistry equation

– Electronic balance = scale used in chemistry experiments