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You can prepare what is called a supersaturated solution. This is a solution that has more solute in it than "should" dissolve at a particular temperature.
- Make sure you have a clean and preferably new, unscratched container. Try not to add microscopic scratches to the container when stirring. A new unused glass beaker is ideal and stir with a plastic spatula.
- Prepare a saturated solution ie dissolve as much solute as you can into the liquid at a particular temperature.
- Heat the solution to a higher temperature. Your choice but 10 - 20 ºC is fine.
- Now carefully add more solute and stir. You do not want any solute particles sitting on the base so if you have some, either heat a little more or add a little more liquid.
- Cover, you do not want dust particles.
- Allow to cool slowly.
- You have a supersaturated solution that contains more solid solute than can be dissolved into the liquid. Congratulations.
What can go wrong:
It crystallises before it cools very much. Solution: do not be so ambitious with the change of temperature. It was too great a load for the solution to carry.
One really cool thing to do next is to tap the side of the container, or to scratch the bottom of the beaker with a glass rod, or to drop a single tiny crystal into your supersaturated solution. Bingo, it will instantly drop the extra solute. Why? You provided it with nucleation sites for the crystals to form. It takes a little activation energy for crystals to form, you have to be careful not to provide it when the solution is being prepared. Just a scratch or even a knock will provide the nucleation site or the energy.
What else can I help you with?
Does coal dissolve in water?
No, coal does not dissolve in water. Coal is a solid, carbon-rich material that does not have the ability to dissolve in water as it lacks the necessary chemical properties for dissolution.
What Solid iodine dissolve in?
Solid iodine dissolves in organic solvents such as carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, or diethyl ether. It does not dissolve readily in water.
What solid is malleable and does not dissolve in water?
One example of a solid that is malleable and does not dissolve in water is gold. Gold is a metal that can be easily shaped without breaking, making it malleable, and it does not react with water, so it does not dissolve in it.
What are the solid substances that dissolve in a water?
Some common solid substances that dissolve in water include salt (sodium chloride), sugar (sucrose), and baking soda (sodium bicarbonate). When these substances dissolve in water, they break down into individual molecules or ions that are dispersed throughout the water.
What solid do dissolve in water?
This solid is called a solute.
Where does a solid dissolve?
In the water
A solid that does dissolve in water is called?
This solid is called a solute.
Does salt dissolve candy?
Salt is a solid; water can dissolve candies.
Do all solid particles dissolve in water?
No, not all solid particles dissolve in water. The solubility of a solid in water depends on its specific properties, such as molecular structure and interactions with water molecules. Some solids are insoluble in water, meaning they do not dissolve and remain as solid particles.
Why isn't that the solids doesn't dissolve in water?
because the solid is not a water
Will all solids desolve on water?
No, lead is a solid that won't dissolve in water, though solid ice will.
Does coal dissolve in water?
No, coal does not dissolve in water. Coal is a solid, carbon-rich material that does not have the ability to dissolve in water as it lacks the necessary chemical properties for dissolution.
Do all SOLID partcles dissolved in WATER. why?
No. Only solid stuff with special chemicals in them dissolve, like sugar and salt. Notice that things only dissolve in warm water, and never ice water. Example: If you put sand in water, it doesn't dissolve.
What happens if solids are soluble in water?
They will dissolve in the water and form a solution. The amount that will dissolve depends on the solubility of the solid and the temperature.
What Solid iodine dissolve in?
Solid iodine dissolves in organic solvents such as carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, or diethyl ether. It does not dissolve readily in water.
How fast do solutions dissolve in water?
It depends on the kind of the solid
When a solid dissolve in water what is the mixture called?
It is called a solution.
