Friends Boys School
Science Department
9th grade Solubility curves - Quiz
Name: _______________________
1. Use the solubility curve of potassium nitrate to answer the following questions:
a. Find the solubility of potassium nitrate at:
(i) 20oC : __________________
(ii) 50oC : ___________________
b. What mass of potassium nitrate crystals will form if a saturated solution in 100 g of
water is cooled from 50oC to 20oC?
c. What mass of potassium nitrate will dissolve in 350 grams of water at 60oC?
d. What mass of water is needed to dissolve 90 g of potassium nitrate at 44oC?
Good Luck
Anan W Barghouthy