The solubility of a substance in a given solvent is the
number of grams of the solute(usually a solid) that
dissolve in 100g of the solvent(the liquid) at a
particular temperature
Eg. at room temperature (20
degrees), about 36g of sodium
chloride (NaCl) will dissolve in
100g of water
The solubility of a (solid) solutes usually
increases with temperature
Eg. at 60 degrees, about 37g of
sodium chloride (NaCl) will dissolve in
100g of water
A saturated solution is one that cannot
hold any more solid at that temperature -
and you have to be able to see solid on
the bottom to be certain that its saturated
Solubility Curves show when a
solution is saturated
1 - A solubility curve plots the mass of
solute dissolved in a saturated
solution at various temperatures
2 - The solubility of most solids
increases as the temperature
increases
3 - This means that cooling a saturated solution will
usually cause some solid to crystallise out - that means it
separates from the solution
4 - The mass of crystals formed by cooling a
solution a certain amount can be calculated from
a solubility curve...
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Draw lines perpendicular to both axes through the temperatures in the question, then subtract the smaller mass from the larger - that difference will precipitate out on cooling.
Ex - What mass of solid copper sulphate
will crystallise when a saturated solution
containing 100g of water is cooled from 100
degrees to 20 degrees?
Answer - 75g - 20g = 55g
All gases are soluble - to some extent, anyway
Chlorine water is a solution of
chlorine gas in water
Used as a bleach in paper and textiles industries
Also to sterilise water supplies - kills bacteria
The amount of gas that dissolves depends on the
pressure of the gas above it - the higher the
pressure, the more gas that dissolves
Fizzy drinks initially contain a lot of CO2
dissolved in water - pressure released when
lid removed, CO2 fizzes out of solution
But gases become less
soluble as the temperature of
the solvent increases -
opposite of solids
Aquatic life needs dissolved oxygen, but
levels in rivers can be lowered by pollution
and a rise in temperature (caused by warm
water discharged from towns and industries)
causing problems