Table of contents

1. Intro to General Chemistry3h 48m
2. Atoms & Elements4h 16m
3. Chemical Reactions4h 10m
4. BONUS: Lab Techniques and Procedures1h 38m
5. BONUS: Mathematical Operations and Functions48m
6. Chemical Quantities & Aqueous Reactions3h 53m
7. Gases3h 49m
8. Thermochemistry2h 37m
9. Quantum Mechanics2h 58m
10. Periodic Properties of the Elements3h 9m
11. Bonding & Molecular Structure3h 29m
12. Molecular Shapes & Valence Bond Theory1h 57m
13. Liquids, Solids & Intermolecular Forces2h 23m
14. Solutions3h 1m
15. Chemical Kinetics2h 53m
16. Chemical Equilibrium2h 29m
17. Acid and Base Equilibrium5h 1m
18. Aqueous Equilibrium4h 47m
19. Chemical Thermodynamics1h 50m
20. Electrochemistry2h 42m
21. Nuclear Chemistry2h 36m
22. Organic Chemistry5h 7m
23. Chemistry of the Nonmetals2h 39m
24. Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds3h 16m

6. Chemical Quantities & Aqueous Reactions

Solubility Rules

General Chemistry

6. Chemical Quantities & Aqueous Reactions

Solubility Rules

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following compounds cannot have its solubility predicted using standard solubility rules?

AgNO_3

NaCl

BaSO_4

C_6H_{12}O_6 (glucose)

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Step 1: Understand what standard solubility rules are. These rules help predict whether an ionic compound will dissolve in water based on the ions it contains.

Step 2: Identify the nature of each compound given: AgNO_3, NaCl, BaSO_4, and C_6H_{12}O_6 (glucose). The first three are ionic compounds, while glucose is a molecular (covalent) compound.

Step 3: Recall that standard solubility rules apply primarily to ionic compounds because they involve the dissociation of ions in water. For example, NaCl dissociates into Na^+ and Cl^-, and BaSO_4 dissociates into Ba^{2+} and SO_4^{2-}.

Step 4: Recognize that glucose (C_6H_{12}O_6) is a covalent molecule that dissolves by forming hydrogen bonds with water, not by ionic dissociation. Therefore, its solubility cannot be predicted by ionic solubility rules.

Step 5: Conclude that among the given compounds, glucose is the one whose solubility cannot be predicted using standard solubility rules because it is not an ionic compound.