Solubility

Question 1

What is solubility?

Answer 1

The mass of solute that will saturate 100g of solvent at a certain temperature

Question 2

What is a saturated solution?

Answer 2

The solvent cannot dissolve any more solute at a certain temperature in the presence of undissolved solute.

Question 3

What is a unsaturated solution?

Answer 3

A solution where there is less than the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved

Question 4

What is a super saturated solution?

Answer 4

A solution that has more than the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved at a certain temperature

Question 5

What is the relationship between temperature and solubility?

Answer 5

as the temperature increases, the solubility of a solid increases
eg sugar dissolves better in hot water than cold water
as the temperature increases the solubility of a gas decreases
eg carbon dioxided content in soda decreases as the temperature increases