U1 T10 Solubility

Question 1

What is a solvent?

Answer 1

A substance that does the dissolving

Question 2

What is a solute?

Answer 2

A substance that is dissolved

Question 3

What is a solution

Answer 3

A substance dissolved in a solvent, a mixture of a solute and a solvent

Question 4

What is a saturated solution

Answer 4

A solution which cannot dissolve any more solute

Question 5

What is solubility

Answer 5

The mass of a solute needed to saturate 100g of water at a particular temperature (g/100g of water)

Question 6

What are the factors affecting solubility?

Answer 6

Temperature, stirring, volume of solvent, mass of solute, surface area of the solute

Question 7

What is the equation for solubility?

Answer 7

(Mass of solute / mass of solvent) x 100