Question

What is a solubility curve. State two applications and two benefits of the solubility curve.

Answer 1

Solubility curve: “The effect of temperature on solubility of a solute in a solvent shown by a curve in the graph (temperature-solubility) is called solubility curve.”
Two applications of the solubility curve :

1. MEDICAL: Enables a pharmacist to determine the number of drugs that must be dissolved together in a given quantity of solvent at different temperatures to give a prescribed drug preparation.
2. Chemists And Research Workers: Helps them to determine the most suitable solvent to be used at various temperatures for Extraction Of Essential Chemicals from their natural sources.

Two benefits of the solubility curve :

1. To compare solubilities of different solutes in a solvent at a given temperature.
2. To determine the solubility of a given solute at a specific temperature.