Question 1 Report
(a)(i) State two general methods of preparing soluble salts.
(ii) Mention three pieces of apparatus required for determining the solubility of a salt at a given temperature.
(b) The solubilities of two salts represented as K and L were determined at various temperatures. The results are shown in the table below:
| Temperature (\(^o\)C) | 0 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 90 |
| Solubility of K (mol. dm\(^{-3}\)) | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.54 | 0.62 | 0.69 | 0.73 |
| Solubility of L (mol. dm\(^{-3}\)) | 0.12 | 0.34 | 0.64 | 1.08 | 1.64 | 2.00 |
(i) Plot the solubility curves of K and L on the same graph. Use the curves to answer questions (ii) - (iv) below.
(ii) What is the solubility of K at 50°C?
(iii) At what temperature is the solubility of L equal to 1.0mol. dm\(^{-3}\)?
(iv) Over what temperature range is K more soluble that L?
(v) Given that the molar mass of L is 101g, determine whether a solution containing 3.4g of L per 250cm\(^3\) at 20°C is saturated or unsaturated.