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  • Understanding Solutions: What Happens When Materials Dissolve in Water
    The special mixture formed when a material dissolves in water is called a solution.

    Here's why:

    * Dissolving: When a material dissolves in water, its particles (molecules or ions) separate and disperse evenly throughout the water.

    * Homogeneous mixture: A solution is a homogeneous mixture, meaning the dissolved substance is evenly distributed throughout the water and there are no visible particles.

    * Components: A solution has two components:

    * Solute: The substance that dissolves (e.g., sugar, salt).

    * Solvent: The substance that does the dissolving (e.g., water).

    Examples of solutions:

    * Sugar water

    * Saltwater

    * Air (gases dissolved in air)

    * Lemonade (sugar and other ingredients dissolved in water)

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