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SOLUBILITY

GRADE 9/10/11 CHEMISTRY

Note the following: The lines on the solubility curve indicate a saturated solution - a solution
that has the maximum amount of solute dissolved in 100 g of water.

Any amount below the line for a particular substance shows an unsaturated solution, and
anything above the line shows a supersaturated solution.

Answers:
1. 50g
2. NaCl (less mass is dissolved at 10oC)
3. Supersaturated (located over the line)
4. NH3
LAB QUESTIONS:

Follow the following steps when answering Lab #3 Solubility of KMnO4

Use your graph to predict the following:

1. At what temperature does a saturated solution containing 10 g of potassium nitrate first form crystals as it is cooled at 35oC. -
2. Solubility at 90C
3. Minimum mass of water required to dissolve 30g KNO3 at 60.
4. Mass of KNO3 that must be added to resaturate a solution containing 200g of water.
5. Predict the solubility of potassium nitrate at 100oC and at room temperature.
6. Calculate the mass of crystals which fall out of a saturated solution of potassium nitrate in 100 g of water when it is cooled from 60°C to 40°C.

The graph typically shows the solubility trend increasing with temperature.

STEPS:

1. At what temperature does a saturated solution containing 50 g of potassium nitrate first form crystals as it is cooled at 35°C?

- Find the solubility of KNO₃ at 35°C from the solubility graph. To do this, find 10g on the y-axis of the graph (which represents the solubility in 50g of KNO₃ per 100g of
water).
- Move horizontally with dashed lines, until you intersect the solubility curve, then drop down to the x-axis to find the corresponding temperature. This is the temperature at
which crystals will first start to form.

2. Solubility of KNO₃ at 50°C.


- Directly find the solubility value from the graph at 50°C. Go to 50°C on the x-axis, then move up vertically until you intersect the solubility curve.
- The value at this point on the y-axis is the solubility of KNO₃ at 50°C (in g per 100g of water).
- This value represents how much KNO₃ can dissolve in 100g of water at that temperature.

3. Minimum mass of water required to dissolve 30g of KNO₃ at 38°C.

Solubility = mass of Solute (KMnO4) x 100

Mass of solvent (water)

Transpose for mass of water

Mass of water = mass of Solute (KMnO4) x 100

Solubility

- Find the solubility(y axis) of KNO₃ at 38°C (x axis)from the graph. Put this value in the equation.
- Mass of solute(potassium nitrate ) given is 30g. Put this value in the equation.
- Solve for the mass of water. eg:

Mass of water = 30g x 100

Solubility at 38oC
4. Predict the solubility of potassium nitrate at 55°C and at room temperature:

● For 100°C, the estimate by extending the solubility curve of the graph doesn’t explicitly show 100°C.
● For room temperature (approximately 25°C), locate 25°C on the x-axis and read the solubility value from the curve.

5. Calculate the mass of crystals that fall out of a saturated solution of KNO₃ in 100g of water when cooled from 60°C to 40°C.

Find the solubility of KNO₃ at both 60°C and 40°C from the graph.

Subtract the solubility at 40°C from the solubility at 60°C to find the difference in dissolved KNO₃ between the two temperatures.

This difference represents the mass of KNO₃ crystals that will fall out of the solution upon cooling. This difference is the mass of KNO₃ that will crystallize out per 100g of water.

Example calculation: If the solubility at 60°C is 110g per 100g water and at 40°C is 80g per 100g water, the mass of crystals that fall out would be:

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