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Solubility Lab Report

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Identifying a Substance Based on Its Solubility
ABSTRACT
The basis of this report is to elucidate an experiment where an unknown substance is identified solely based on its solubility. This experiment was conducted in a very lengthy manner due to the precise process of dissolving the unknown substance. It can be inferred that to gain accurate results in the experiment, one must have a developed understanding of how solubility is found. The significance of this experiment is to gain a better understanding of how solubility can be used to identify a substance and correlates to how unknown substances are identified in the real world. During experiments such as this one, it can be easy to misinterpret the identity of a substance when looking at its appearance, which is why it is important to determine the solubility of a substance. …show more content…

For students to better understand the topic they are studying, it is important to demonstrate the idea, this can be done by running a procedure. This lab aids the minds of students by demonstrating the meaning and use of solubility.
The identity of an unknown substance can be determined by finding its solubility. It can be known that a substance is soluble in water when it is dissolved. By dissolving a soluble solute in a solvent, the solubility of the created solution can be found. To complete this experiment, it is beneficial to have prior knowledge about solubility and solutions.
In this lab experiment, a step-by-step procedure was constructed where an unknown substance was dissolved in water. By doing so, the solubility of the substance was found with the use of the solubility formula and thus, utilizing a solubility chart, the identity of the substance was determined.

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