Chapter 12
Solutions and Colloids
![Solution Formation](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/11360.jpg)
There is no one solvent that can dissolve every type of solute. Some substances that readily dissolve in a certain solvent might be insoluble in a…
![Intermolecular Forces in Solutions](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/11361.jpg)
The formation of a solution is an example of a spontaneous process, a process that occurs under specified conditions without energy from some…
![Aqueous Solutions and Heats of Hydration](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/11363.jpg)
Water and other polar molecules are attracted to ions. The electrostatic attraction between an ion and a molecule with a dipole is called an…
![Solution Equilibrium and Saturation](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/11364.jpg)
Imagine adding a small amount of sugar to a glass of water, stirring until all the sugar has dissolved, and then adding a bit more. You can repeat…
![Expressing Solution Concentration](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/11366.jpg)
A solute is a component of a solution that is typically present at a much lower concentration than the solvent. Solute concentrations are often…
![Vapor Pressure Lowering](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/11367.jpg)
The equilibrium vapor pressure of a liquid is the pressure exerted by its gaseous phase when vaporization and condensation are occurring at equal…
![Freezing Point Depression and Boiling Point Elevation](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/11369.jpg)
Boiling Point Elevation
The boiling point of a liquid is the temperature at which its vapor pressure is equal to ambient atmospheric pressure. Since…
![Osmosis and Osmotic Pressure of Solutions](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/11370.jpg)
A number of natural and synthetic materials exhibit selective permeation, meaning that only molecules or ions of a certain size, shape, polarity,…
![Study of Short Peptide Adsorption on Solution Dispersed Inorganic Nanoparticles Using Depletion Method](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/thumbs/60526_t.png)
Fundamentals of inorganic-organic interactions are critically important in the discovery and development of novel biointerfaces amenable for…
![Synthesis and Characterization of Supramolecular Colloids](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/thumbs/53934_t.png)
Control over colloidal assembly is of utmost importance for the development of functional colloidal materials with tailored structural and mechanical…