Chapter 1 | Solubility

Question 1

What is solubility?

Answer 1

Solubility is the max amount of solute that can be dissolved into a given amount of solvent

Question 2

What’s saturation?

Answer 2

We call a solution saturated when it has the maximum amount of solute dissolved in it

Question 3

What are the different kind of saturations?

Answer 3

• When something hasn’t reached its maximum solubility, we say it’s unsaturated
• When something is at its solubility concentration, we say it’s saturated
• When something is past its solubility, we say it’s super saturated

Question 4

What happens if we change the temperature?

Answer 4

• Solids (like NaCl) become more soluble

- Gases like O² become less soluble