STATES OF MATTER

SOLUBILITY
Learning Points
Explain solubility in terms of particle
theory.

WHAT IS SOLUBILITY?
Solids which dissolve in water are said
to be SOLUBLE in water. The form a
solution.
WHAT IS SOLUBILITY?
A SOLUTION is formed when a
substance dissolves in a liquid.
The substance that is dissolved is called
the SOLUTE.
The liquid which that the substance is
dissolved in is called the SOLVENT.
The most common liquid is water.
Solution
=Sugar solution
Solute
=Sugar
Solvent
=Water
When sugar dissolves in
water, it forms sugar
solution.

The water is called the
solvent, and the sugar is
called the solute.

The sugar has not
disappeared but broken into
particles which are too small
to see. It has dissolved.


SOLUBILITY
Substances that
dissolve in liquids are
said to be SOLUBLE,
e.g. sugar in water.
Substances that dont
dissolve in liquids are said
to be INSOLUBLE, e.g.
sand in water.
SOLUBLE OR INSOLUBLE
Solute, Solvent & Solution
The water is
the solvent
The green
powder is the
solute
The solute is
added to the
solvent
We shake
If the solute
dissolves we
say it is
SOLUBLE
We make a
new
SOLUTION
When dissolving solids, it is found that
more solid can dissolve at a higher
temperature.

The solid will also dissolve faster at a
higher temperature.
SOLUBILITY AND
TEMPERATURE
Hot or cold water
for your tea?
INVESTIGATION
LET US SEE IF
SOLUBILITY CHANGES
WITH CHANGES IN
TEMPERATURE
INVESTIGATION
AIM: DOES TEMPERATURE HAVE AN
EFFECT ON THE SPEED OF
SOLUBILITY?
1. Draw out the following table.
INSTRUCTIONS
TEMPERATURE OF
WATER (
0
C)
TIME TAKEN FOR
SOLID TO FULLY
DISSOLVE (SECONDS)
INSTRUCTIONS
2. Set-up a test-tube rack with three
tubes.

3. Fill each tube with 5mls of water at
different temperatures.

4. Add half a spatula of solid to each.

5. Stir the contents of each test-tube ten
times using a glass rod.
INSTRUCTIONS
6. Start the stop-watch and see how long
it takes for the substance to FULLY
dissolve in each tube.

7. Draw a LINE graph from the results in
your table.
Investigation-Results

Put the information in your results table
into a LINE GRAPH.

Remember that all graphs should contain
the following;

Labels Units Scale Title

L.U.S.T


Investigation-Results

Time
taken
for solid
to
fully
dissolve
(seconds)
TEMPERATURE OF WATER (
0
C)
Investigation-Conclusion

Which temperature caused the solid to
dissolve the fastest?


Why do you think this happened?








Investigation-Evaluation

What did you do to keep the investigation
fair ?


How could you improve the investigation to
make someone believe that your results
were true?








EXPLANATION
Heating a solvent causes the particles in
the solid solute and the liquid solvent to
start moving, so creating spaces between
their particles.

The particles that make up the solid can
now disappear or dissolve between the
spaces between the liquid particles.

The higher the temperature, the more
heat, the faster the dissolving, the more
soluble the solid.