Solubility Flashcards
1
Q
What is Solubility?
A
The Solubility of a soluteis the amount of a solute needed to form a
saturated solution at a specific temperature and specific solvent amount
(volume).
- The unit for solubility is g of solute/100g of H 2 O
- Assume that 1g = 1cm 3
2
Q
What is a Saturated solution?
A
This is a solution that contains the maximum amount of dissolved solute. If a solution
does not contain the maximum amount of solute, it isunsaturated.
3
Q
What is a Supersaturated solution?
A
This is a solution that contains more than the maximum amount of dissolved solute
than a saturated solution under the same conditions.
4
Q
What are the factors that affect solubility?
A
- Temperature
- Particle Size
- Nature of the molecule - polar, non-polar, ionic.
