Solubility Curves for Sugar and Salt

Which substance is more soluble in water?

• Salt

• Sugar

• They both have the same solubility

• Cannot be determined from this graph

How would you classify a solution with water and sugar if it was in the highlighted yellow area?

• unsaturated

• saturated

• supersaturated

• diluted

Which substance has the least change in solubility from 0 to 100 degrees Celsius.

• salt

• sugar

• They both have the same change in solubility

• Cannot be determined from this graph

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

In order for water and sugar to form a saturated solution at 20 degrees Celsius, how much sugar must be added?

• 20 grams

• 230 grams

• 100 grams

• 200 grams

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

How would you classify a solution of salt and water if it were in the highlighted orange section?

• saturated

• unsaturated

• supersatured

• concentrated

How would you classify the yellow point for a water and sugar solution?

• saturated

• unsaturated

• supersaturated

• solubility

Label the following points on the solubility curve with respect to sugar.

a

b

c

Supersaturated

Concentrated

Diluted

Unsaturated

Saturated

In general, if the point is on the line for a substance on a solubility curved, the solution is considered to be

In general, if the point in a solubility curve is below the line of a substance, the solution is said to be

In general, if the point in a solubility curve is above the line for a substance, the solution is said to be