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ACTIVITY 5

SOLUBILITY OF SALTS

I. Objective

This activity aims to explain the concept of solubility of different salts in water.

II. Intended Learning Outcomes

Students should be able to

 apply the concept of solubility to determine if the solution is unsaturated, saturated, or

supersaturated solution.
 explain the correlation of temperature to the solubility of the solute.

III. Discussion

Solubility is the measure of the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved in a given
amount of solvent to form a stable solution. The theory of solubility tells how much the amount of
solute can be dissolved in a given amount of solvent with respect to the temperature. The solution is
considered to be a saturated solution once the solubility of the solute in a solvent is attained. There are
three types of solution: unsaturated, saturated, and supersaturated solution. Saturated solution
contains maximum amount of solute that a solvent can dissolve at a given temperature. Unsaturated
solution has less solute that can be dissolved at a given temperature. Lastly, the supersaturated solution
has an unstable condition due to the excess amount of solute in solution than can normally exist at a
given temperature.

IV. Procedure and Result

1. Click the logo of the Chem Collective in the assignment page. It will automatically redirect to the
simulation for the activity.
2. Click “solutions” and use the following salts: NaCl, NaNO 3, and KCl. Also, use 100 mL of water.
3. Click “equipment” and use the balance for weighing of salts.
4. Click “apparatus” and use (3) 250 mL beaker, (3) 5 mL pipette

Determination of Solubility of Different Salts

1. Weigh 10 grams of NaCl in a beaker. Do not forget to click “tear” in the balance.
2. Click the beaker that contains the NaCl, check left side of the workbench if it shows
“information” of the beaker. The information indicates the concentration of ions in the solution,
and also the excess amount of salt. The “specie” in the information section shows the excess salt
and its amount.
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3. Add water until excess salt (“specie”) in the information disappears. Make sure to record the
volume of the water that were added in the beaker. Record last volume of water added in the
beaker before the excess salt appears.
4. Determine the total volume of water used to dissolve the salt.
5. Calculate the mass of the salt per 100 mL of water.

10 g mass of salt
=
volume of water used 100 mL water
10 g
mass of salt=100 mL water ×
volume of water used

6. Record the solubility of the salt as mass of salt per 100 mL of water.
7. Do the same procedure for KCl and NaNO 3.

Solubility of Different Salts at 25°C.

Salt Mass of salt / 100 mL of water

NaCl
KCl
NaNO3

Determination of the temperature for the solubility of the salt.

1. Using the balance, weigh 80 grams of NaNO 3 directly from the beaker.
2. Add 100 mL of water to the beaker.
3. Heat the mixture using Bunsen burner.
4. Record the temperature at which the excess salt (“specie”) in the information disappears.
5. Do the same procedure, but change the weight of NaNO 3: 88.18 grams and 105.455 grams.

Minimum Temperature for the Solubility of NaNO 3 at different weights.

Mass of NaNO3 per 100 mL of water Temperature (in °C)

80 grams
88.18 grams
105.455 grams

V. Questions

1. What is solubility?
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2. What is the relationship between temperature of the mixture to the solubility of the solute?

VI. Conclusion