7.3.3

Solubility of Salts

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Solubility of Salts

Different salts have different solubilities in water.

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Solubility of salts

  • Soluble salts dissociate (break up) in to their anion and cation as the giant ionic lattice breaks.
  • Insoluble salts do not break up, so their giant ionic lattice stays intact (together).
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Rules

  • Here are some general rules to predict solubility.

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