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Solubility tables (tables of solubility) usually tabulate the maximum mass in grams of
the solute that can be dissolved in 100 mLof water.
This data in the table is relevant only to the temperature given for the table. Commonly,
solubility data is given for 25C.
At 25C and 101.3 kPa (1 atm) the density of water is 1.00 g mL-1
So at 25C and 101.3 kPa, the solubility of a solute in water given as mass in grams per
100 g water is the same as the solubility of the solute given as mass in grams per 100
mL of water.
Example: the solubility of sodium chloride (NaCl) in water at 25C is 36 g/100 mL , or,
36 g/100 g
A solute is usually considered to be soluble in water if more than 1.0 g can be dissolved
in 100 mL of water.
A solute is usually considered to be insoluble in water if less than 0.1 g can be dissolved
in 100 mL of water.
It is important to note that "insoluble" does NOT necessarily mean that the solute cannot
be dissolved, it only means that an extremely small amount of the solute can be
dissolved in the solvent.
If the solubility of a substance is 0 g/100 mL, then, and only then, can we say that none
of the solute dissolves in the solvent.
The solubility table below gives the maximum mass of solute in grams that can be
dissolved in 100 mL of water at 25C.
sucrose C12H22O11(s) 70
ammonia NH3(g) 48
glucose C6H12O6(l) 45
soluble
ammonium chloride NH4Cl(s) 39
sulfur S(s) 0
Sodium chloride, NaCl, is a soluble salt. From the solubility table above we see that the
solubility of sodium chloride is 36 g/100 mL water at 25C.
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3. Subsitutue the values into the equation and solve for volume of solution:
mass of solute (g)
volume of solution (mL) = 100
w/v (%)
1.22 g
= 100
11.78 g/100 mL
= 10.36 mL
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