Solubility
The most solute a fixed solvent can hold.
Reaching the limit
You add salt to a fixed quantity of water at a fixed temperature until no more dissolves.
What do we call the most that can dissolve?
What this lesson covers
The idea
Solubility is the maximum amount of solute that dissolves in a fixed quantity of a solvent at a particular temperature.
Reaching the limit
You add salt to a fixed quantity of water at a fixed temperature until no more dissolves.
What do we call the most that can dissolve?
- Solubility
- Dilution
- Density
Find the limit
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Solubility
Solubility is the maximum amount of solute that dissolves in a fixed quantity of a solvent at a particular temperature.
Solubility is the maximum amount of solute that dissolves in a fixed quantity of solvent at a particular temperature.
Notes
Solubility: the maximum solute dissolving in a fixed quantity of solvent at a given temperature.
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- minimum amount of solvent. Solubility is about the maximum solute.
- colour of the solute. It is the maximum amount of solute that dissolves.
- maximum amount of solute that dissolves in a fixed quantity of solvent — correct. Yes!
- particular temperature — correct. Yes!
- any temperature, it never changes. It depends on temperature, so we state the temperature.
- particular colour. It is stated for a particular temperature.
- dilute. A solution with the maximum solute is saturated.
- saturated — correct. Yes!
- unsaturated. In an unsaturated solution, more can still dissolve.
- air. Solubility is for a fixed quantity of solvent.
- light. It is for a fixed quantity of solvent.
- solvent — correct. Yes!