Solubility

Question 1

What is solubility

Answer 1

How much substance will dissolve in a given volume of liquid

Question 2

What does the solubility of gas depend on

Answer 2

Temperature and pressure

Question 3

How are gases affected by temperature and pressure

Answer 3

As pressure increases, gases become more soluble
As temperature increases, gases become less soluble

Question 4

What is a solvent?

Answer 4

The liquid in which a solute dissolves
The water in sea water

Question 5

What is a solute?

Answer 5

The substance which dissolves in a liquid to form a solution

The salt in sea water

Question 6

What is a solution?

Answer 6

The mixture formed when a solute is dissolved in a solvent

Sea water

Question 7

What is a Saturated solution

Answer 7

A solution with the maximum concentration of solute dissolved in the solvent

Sea water in the Dead Sea

Question 8

What is the meaning of soluble?

Answer 8

Describes a substance that will dissolve

Salt is soluble in water

Question 9

Insoluble meaning

Answer 9

Describes a substance that will not dissolve

Sand is insoluble in water

Question 10

How is solubility expressed?

Answer 10

g per 100g of solvent

Question 11

What’s on the axis in a solubility graph?

Answer 11

Solubility is on the y-axis and temperature is on the x-axis