Solubility and the Born-Haber Cycle

Professor Dave explains solubility, focusing on solutions, miscibility, and saturation. He discusses how solubility is affected by temperature and the concept of supersaturation. The video also covers the solubility of ionic solids, comparing hydration and lattice energies, and introduces the Born-Haber cycle for calculating lattice energy.

What is the term used to describe a solution that cannot dissolve any more solute?

• Dilute

• Supersaturated

• Saturated

• Unsaturated

What happens to a supersaturated solution when it is disturbed?

• It dissolves more solute

• It precipitates

• It remains unchanged

• It becomes more stable

Which of the following is a factor that can cause a discrepancy in solubility between different ionic solids?

• Volume

• Temperature

• Pressure

• Ion-ion forces

What is the energy called that results from ions interacting with solvent particles?

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Hydration energy

• Lattice energy

Which cycle is used to calculate lattice energy indirectly?

• Carnot cycle

• Otto cycle

• Born-Haber cycle

• Rankine cycle