Factors Affecting Solubility
Factors Affecting Solubility
Factors Affecting Solubility
A SOLUTI
ON?
A solute can have
different solubilities in
different solvents
Example:
crystal crushed
of table table
salt salt
PARTICLE
SIZE:
Smaller particles have more
edges and corners where
the solvent can be in
contact.
Thus, the smaller the
particle of salt, the easier it
How fast does coffee
dissolve in hot water? In
cold water?
TEMPERA
TURE:
TEMPER
ATURE
K.E. COLLISIO
N
DIFFUSIO
N
The more rapid motion of the solvent
molecules leads to an increase in the
frequency of the force of the
collisions between water molecules
FACTORS
AFFECTING
SOLUBILITY
NATURE OF
AND SOLVENT:
SOLUTE
“Like dissolves like”
Polar solvents dissolve
polar & ionic solutes
Non-polar solvents
dissolve non-polar &
covalent solutes
TEMPERA
The solubility of
TURE:
most solid
open bottle.
As the pressure of the gas above the
liquid increases, the solubility of the
gas increases.
As the pressure of the gas decreases,
the solubility of the gas decreases.
the relationship is described by Henry’s
law, which states that at a given
temperature, the solubility (S) of a gas in
a liquid is directly proportional to the
pressure (P) of the gas above the liquid.