Everyday Science · 45 sec
Solubility
The science behind something you encounter, use, or wonder about.
The useful idea
- The useful idea
In chemistry, solubility is the ability of a substance, the solute, to form a solution with another substance, the solvent.
- How it works
Insolubility is the opposite property, the inability of the solute to form such a solution.
- Why it matters
The extent of the solubility of a substance in a specific solvent is generally measured as the concentration of the solute in a saturated solution, one in which no more solute can be dissolved.
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- Why it matters
- How it works
- The useful idea — correct
In chemistry, solubility is the ability of a substance, the solute, to form a solution with another substance, the solvent.