Soluability vocab

Which of the following would NOT increase the rate at which a sugar cube dissolves?

• Reducing the amount of solvent

• Crushing the sugar cube

• Stirring the solution

• Heating the solvent

You can make a solute dissolve more quickly in a solvent by

• adding more solute.

• adding ice.

• heating the solvent.

• removing some solvent.

Which of the following would result in being able to dissolve a greater amount of solid in a solution?

• Lower the temperature.

• Decrease the pressure of the solution.

• Increase the pressure of the solution.

• Heat the solution.

Stirring the solution...

• decrease the rate of solubility

• Doesn't change the rate of solubility

• increase the rate of solubility

• None of the above

When you measure how fast a solute dissolves, you are measuring the

• amount of dissolving

• rate of particle movement

• amount of particle movement

• rate of solubility

Sugar dissolves faster in hot tea compared to iced tea.

What is the factor affecting the rate of solubility in the statement above?

• Rate of stirring

• Temperature

• Size of solute

• Total surface area

The amount of solute that can be dissolved in a specific amount of solvent at a given temperature is its

• concentration.

• density.

• dilution.

• solubility.

Why do sugar particles dissolve faster in hot water?

• water particles move slow

• water particles move fast

• water particles settle down

• water particles stay on top

What combination would dissolve a solid solute the fastest?

• high temperature, no stirring

• no heat, no stirring

• sugar cube, no heat

• high temperature, stirring

A ___________ is the mixture formed when solutes dissolves in a solvent.

• solution

• solvent

• liquid

• solid