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Solubility

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Soluble Salts

Soluble salts are salts which dissolve in water.

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Making soluble salts

  • We can produce soluble salts through a reaction between acids and solid, insoluble substances such as pure metals, metal oxides, metal hydroxides, or metal carbonates.
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E.g. blue copper sulfate

  • Blue copper sulfate crystals are produced by adding black copper oxide to sulfuric acid:
    • CuO(s) + H2SO4(aq) → CuSO4(aq) + H2O(l)

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