EXAMPLES OF SOLUTIONS FOUND AT HOME
In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of two or more substances. In such a mixture, a solute is a substance dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. There are solutions that can be found at home.
Here are the examples of solutions found at home:
- Soda
- Chlorinated pool
- Sodium Chloride
- Jar of Jelly Beans
- Latex Paint
- Propanone ( Acetone)
- Compressed Air in a Scuba Tank
- Chlorine Bleach
- Silvered- Coloured Dental Filling
- Pure Liquid Honey
- 24 Karat Gold
- Vinegar
- Softdrinks
- Alcoholic Drinks
- Salted Water
- Carbonated Water
- Hydrogen Peroxide
- Baking Soda
- Shampoo
- Toothpaste
Soda
- is a mixture of water, carbon dioxide gas, and solid sugar.
Chlorinated pool water
- is a solution.
Sodium chloride
- is a pure substance.
Jar of jelly beans
- is a heterogeneous mixture
Latex paint
- is a heterogeneous mixture
Propanone (acetone)
- is a pure substance
Compressed air in a scuba tank
- is a solution
Chlorine bleach
- is a solution. Chlorine is the basis for the most common bleaches: the solution of sodium hypochlorite and calcium hypochlorite.
Silver-coloured dental filling
- is a solution
Pure liquid honey
- is a solution.
24 karat gold
- is a solution
Vinegar
- which is made from acetic acid (solute) dissolved in water (solvent)
Soft drinks
- which are made from carbonic acid (solute) dissolved in water (solvent)
Alcoholic drinks
- which are made from ethanol (solute) dissolved in water
Salt water
- salt is the solute and water is the solvent
Carbonated water
- carbon dioxide gas is the solute and water is the solvent
Hydrogen peroxide
- a solution which is an antiseptic used on the skin to prevent infection of minor cuts, scrapes, and burns. Peroxide is a compound with an oxygen–oxygen single bond.
Baking Soda
- Also called "sodium bicarbonate"
Shampoo
- shampoo is generally made up by combining surfactant, sodium lauryl sulfate and a co-surfactant, and most often cocamidopropyl betaine in water.
Toothpaste
- Derived from a variety of components, the three main ones being abrasives, fluoride, and detergents.
