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Worksheet 2.3(i) A
Solubility
Look carefully at the graph. It shows how much of the three salts, lead nitrate, copper sulfate
and potassium chloride, dissolve in 100 g of water at various temperatures.
1 What is the solubility of lead nitrate at 40 °C? (How many grams of lead nitrate dissolve in 100 g of
water at 40 °C?)
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2 What is the solubility of potassium chloride at 20 °C? ________________________
3 Which of the three solutes (the three salts, lead nitrate, copper sulfate or potassium chloride)
is the least soluble at 50 °C? ________________________
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4 Which of the three solutes is the least soluble at 80 °C? ________________________
5 What is the solubility of both potassium chloride and copper sulfate at 75 °C?
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6 Explain why it is important to give the temperature when you give the solubility of one
of the solutes. (Look what happens to the solubility of lead nitrate at 40 °C and at 60 °C.)
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7 Explain why the solubility is given in grams per 100 g of water. (Think about what would happen if
you used 100 g for a test at 40 °C and 50 g for a test at 70 °C.)
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Worksheet 2.3(ii)
The results of an investigation
Marcus and Sofia have collected data from an investigation into the solubility of lead nitrate.
They measured how much lead nitrate would dissolve in 100 g water at different temperatures.
Here are their results.
1 Display these results neatly and correctly.
2 What pattern is there in these results?
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3 What would you advise Sophia and Marcus to do to improve their results?
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Worksheet 2.4B
Vocabulary
Match the words to their meanings.
Cut out the words as a block and stick them in your book.
Then cut out the meanings separately and match them to the words.
Only stick them in when you are sure you have matched them correctly.
Some of them have been already matched for you.
solution a solution in which no more solute will dissolve
saturated solution a mixture formed when a solute dissolves in a solvent
pure a substance that is made up of one thing
chromatogram a substance dissolved in a liquid
filtration a word to describe a substance that will not dissolve.
solubility a measure of how soluble a substance is
solvent a liquid in which other substances will dissolve
solute separated colours as the result of chromatography
a way of separating a solid from a liquid by passing the
insoluble
mixture through a filter paper
a way of separating coloured substances dissolved in a
paper chromatography
solution using special paper
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Worksheet 2.4C
Vocabulary
Match the words to their meanings.
Cut out the words as a block and stick them in your book.
Then cut out the meanings separately and match them to the words.
Only stick them in when you are sure you have matched them correctly.
Note: There are more meanings than words, so take care.
a substance that is made up of one thing
the sand in dirty water
solution a solution in which no more solute will dissolve
saturated solution a mixture formed when a solute dissolves in a solvent
pure a substance that is made of one thing
chromatogram a substance dissolved in a liquid
filtration a word to describe a substance that will not dissolve
solubility a measure of how soluble a substance is
solvent a liquid in which other substances will dissolve
solute separated colours as the result of chromatography
a way of separating a solid from a liquid by passing the
insoluble
mixture through a filter paper
a way of separating coloured substances dissolved in a
paper chromatography
solution using special paper
a measure of how soluble a substance is
a way of separating coloured substances dissolved in a
solution using special paper
a substance dissolved in a liquid
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