JAMB Chemistry questions: Solubility

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Question 1· Solubility· JAMB
A suspension differs from a colloid in that
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Question 2· Solubility· JAMB
The scattering of a beam of light passing through a liquid (the Tyndall effect) shows that the liquid is
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Question 3· Solubility· JAMB
In a solution of sugar in water, the water is the
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Question 4· Solubility· JAMB
50 g of a salt saturates 200 g of water at 30 °C. Find its solubility in grams per 100 g of water.
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Question 5· Solubility· JAMB
Find the concentration in g/dm³ of a 0.5 mol/dm³ solution of sodium hydroxide. (NaOH = 40)
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Question 6· Solubility· JAMB
The solubility of sodium chloride at 25 °C is 36 g per 100 g of water. What mass will dissolve in 50 g of water at 25 °C?
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Question 7· Solubility· JAMB
A suspension differs from a true solution in that its particles
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Question 8· Solubility· JAMB
5.85 g of sodium chloride is dissolved to make 500 cm³ of solution. Find its concentration. [Na = 23, Cl = 35.5]
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Question 9· Solubility· JAMB
Milk is an example of
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Question 10· Solubility· JAMB
As the temperature of water rises, the solubility of most gases in it
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Question 11· Solubility· JAMB
A solution holding more solute than it normally can at that temperature is
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Question 12· Solubility· JAMB
A solution that contains more solute than it can normally hold at that temperature is
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Question 13· Solubility· JAMB
Fizzy drinks are bottled under pressure because
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Question 14· Solubility· JAMB
For most solid solutes, solubility in water
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Question 15· Solubility· JAMB
The solubility of potassium trioxonitrate(V) is 80 g per 100 g of water at 50 °C and 40 g per 100 g at 20 °C. What mass crystallises when a saturated solution containing 200 g of water is cooled from 50 °C to 20 °C?
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Question 16· Solubility· JAMB
7.45 g of potassium chloride is dissolved in water to make 100 cm³ of solution. Find its concentration. (K = 39, Cl = 35.5)
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Question 17· Solubility· JAMB
The solubility of potassium trioxonitrate(V) at 30 °C is 45 g per 100 g of water. What mass will saturate 250 g of water at 30 °C?
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Question 18· Solubility· JAMB
Fractional crystallisation separates two salts by making use of differences in their
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Question 19· Solubility· JAMB
The solubility of KNO₃ is 60 g per 100 g of water at 40 °C and 30 g per 100 g at 20 °C. What mass of crystals forms when 160 g of saturated solution at 40 °C is cooled to 20 °C?
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Question 20· Solubility· JAMB
A saturated solution is one that:
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JAMB Chemistry questions: Solubility

A suspension differs from a colloid in that

The scattering of a beam of light passing through a liquid (the Tyndall effect) shows that the liquid is

In a solution of sugar in water, the water is the

50 g of a salt saturates 200 g of water at 30 °C. Find its solubility in grams per 100 g of water.

Find the concentration in g/dm³ of a 0.5 mol/dm³ solution of sodium hydroxide. (NaOH = 40)

The solubility of sodium chloride at 25 °C is 36 g per 100 g of water. What mass will dissolve in 50 g of water at 25 °C?

A suspension differs from a true solution in that its particles

5.85 g of sodium chloride is dissolved to make 500 cm³ of solution. Find its concentration. [Na = 23, Cl = 35.5]

Milk is an example of

As the temperature of water rises, the solubility of most gases in it

A solution holding more solute than it normally can at that temperature is

A solution that contains more solute than it can normally hold at that temperature is

Fizzy drinks are bottled under pressure because

For most solid solutes, solubility in water

The solubility of potassium trioxonitrate(V) is 80 g per 100 g of water at 50 °C and 40 g per 100 g at 20 °C. What mass crystallises when a saturated solution containing 200 g of water is cooled from 50 °C to 20 °C?

7.45 g of potassium chloride is dissolved in water to make 100 cm³ of solution. Find its concentration. (K = 39, Cl = 35.5)

The solubility of potassium trioxonitrate(V) at 30 °C is 45 g per 100 g of water. What mass will saturate 250 g of water at 30 °C?

Fractional crystallisation separates two salts by making use of differences in their

The solubility of KNO₃ is 60 g per 100 g of water at 40 °C and 30 g per 100 g at 20 °C. What mass of crystals forms when 160 g of saturated solution at 40 °C is cooled to 20 °C?

A saturated solution is one that: