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 is one way to increase the solubility of sugar in water?

Add salt to the solution

Increase the temperature of the water

Decrease the amount of water

Decrease the temperature of the water

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Understand that solubility refers to the maximum amount of a substance (solute) that can dissolve in a solvent at a given temperature and pressure.

Recognize that sugar is a solid solute and water is the solvent in this scenario.

Recall that for most solid solutes like sugar, solubility in water increases as the temperature of the water increases because higher temperature provides more kinetic energy to break solute-solute interactions and allows more solute particles to disperse.

Note that adding salt to the solution usually decreases the solubility of sugar due to the common ion effect or competition for solvent molecules, so this is not a way to increase sugar's solubility.

Understand that decreasing the amount of water or decreasing the temperature generally reduces solubility, so these options do not increase sugar's solubility.