A solute is any substance that is dissolved in another substance, which is called the solvent. A student tested the solubility (a measure of how much solute will dissolve into the solvent) of six different substances. The solubility of a substance at a given temperature is defined as the concentration of the dissolved solute that is in equilibrium with the solvent. Table 1 represents the concentration of dissolved substances in 100 grams of water at various temperatures. The concentrations are expressed in grams of solute per 100 grams of water. According to the table, the concentrations of which of the following substances varies least with temperature

Correct answer: C. NaCl

  • A. HCl
  • B. NH3
  • C. NaCl
  • D. KCl

Explanation

The best answer is C. The question asks you to look at the overall trends of the data sets for each substance. A good way to measure the degree to which data varies would be to find the range, meaning subtract the lowest value from the highest value for each individual substance. In this problem it is clear that NaCl varies the least with temperature.

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