Gracie Bowers

Solubility Curve Worksheet

1) Define solubility.
the maximum amount of solute that can dissolve in a solvent at a given temperature

2) Look at the graph below. In general, how does temperature affect solubility?
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as temperature increases solubility increases

3) Which compound is LEAST soluble at 10 °C? ______________________

KClO 3

4) How many grams of KCl can be dissolved in 100g of water at 80°C? ______________________
50 g

40 g
5) How many grams of NaCl can be dissolved in 100g of water at 90°C? ______________________
62 g
6) At 40°C, how much KNO3 can be dissolved in 100g of water? ___________

7) Which compound shows the least amount of change in solubility from 0°C-100°C?
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NaCl

8) At 30°C, 90g of NaNO3 is dissolved in 100g of water. Is this solution saturated or unsaturated?
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unsaturated

9) At 60°C, 72g of NH4Cl is dissolved in 100g of water. Is this solution saturated or unsaturated?
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supersaturated

10) A saturated solution of KClO3 is formed from one hundred grams of water. If the saturated solution is
cooled from 90°C to 50°C, how many grams of
precipitate are formed?_______________
50g-20g=30g

11) A saturated solution of NH4Cl is formed from one

hundred grams of water. If the saturated solution is
cooled from 80°C to 40°C, how many grams of
precipitate are formed?_______________
65g-45g=20g

12) Which compounds show a decrease in solubility

from 0°C-100°C?
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NH 3 and Ce 2 (So 4)3

13) Which compound is the most soluble at 10°C?

KI
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14) Which compound (besides Ce2(SO4)3) is the least

soluble at 50°C?________________________
KClo 3

15) For each of the following solutions, explain how

much of the solute will dissolve and how much will
remain undissolved at the bottom of the test tube?
a) 120 g of KCl in 100 g of water at 80ºC
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50g will dissolve
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120-50=70g remains undissolved

b) 130 g of NaNO3 in 100 g of water at 50ºC

115g will dissolve
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130-115=15g undissolved
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 SOLUBILITY CURVE WORKSHEET
Use your solubility curve graph provided to answer the following questions.
Degrees, Celsius and 100g of water
1. What are the customary units of solubility on solubility curves? ___________
2. Define solubility. __________________________________________________
A measure of how much solute can dissolve in a given amount of solvent
temperature
3. According to the graph, the solubility of any substance changes as _________
changes.
. NH3 and
4. List the substances whose solubility decreases as temperature increases. ___________
Ce2(SO4)2
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5. Which substance is least affected by temperature changes? ____________________
NaCl

6. How many grams of ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) at 50°C? ______________________

50g

7. _____________
NaCl and ____________
KClO3 have the same solubility at approximately 78oC.
8. Which compound is least soluble in water at 10°C? ___________
KClO3

9. How many grams of KNO3 can be dissolved at 50oC? __________

80g

10. Are the following solutions unsaturated, saturated, or supersaturated?

saturated
a. 45g of NaNO3 in 100 g of water at 30°C.____________
b. 60g of KClO3 in 100 g of water at 60°C.____________
supersaturated

11. How many grams of sodium chloride, NaCl are required to saturate 100 grams of water
at 100° C? __________
40g

12. How many grams of NaNO3 are required to saturate 100 grams of water at 90°C?____
140g

13. How many grams of KI will saturate water at 20°C?________

33g

14. At what temperature would 25g of potassium chlorate (KClO3) dissolve? _______
60C

15. At what temperature would 55g of NH4Cl dissolve? ________

70C

16. 89 g NaNO3 is prepared at 30°C.

No_
a) Will all of the salt dissolve? ____________
95g
b) What mass of NaNO3 will dissolve at this temperature? __________
17. If 25 grams of NH4Cl is dissolved at 50°C, how many additional grams NH4Cl would be
needed to make the solution saturated at 80°C? _________
15g

18. At 50°C, how many grams of KNO3 will dissolve? _________

80g

19. At 70°C, how many grams of cerium (III) sulfate (Ce2(SO4)3) dissolve? __________
5g

20. Determine if each of the following is unsaturated, saturated, or supersaturated.

a. 55g of NH3 at 20oC._________
supersaturated f. 80g of NaNO3 at 10oC. ._________
saturated
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b. 10g of Ce2(SO4)3 at 10 C._________
unsaturated g. 145g of NaNO3 at 80 C. ._________
saturated
c. 125g of KNO3 at 60oC. _________
supersaturated h. 35g of NaCl at 100oC. ._________
unsaturated
d. 65g of NH4Cl at 80oC. _____________
saturated
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e. 12g of NH3 at 90 C. ______________
supersaturated
CPHS Chemistry Mr. G Edelman
CPHS Chemistry Mr. G Edelman