Question

A chemistry student is given of a clear aqueous solution at . He is told an unknown amount of a certain compound is dissolved in the solution. The student allows the solution to cool to . At that point, the student sees that a precipitate has formed. He pours off the remaining liquid solution, throws away the precipitates, and evaporates the water from the remaining liquid solution under vacuum. More precipitate forms. The student washes, dries and weighs the additional precipitate. It weighs 50,0 g.

Using only the information above, can you calculate the solubility of X in water at 16. C. If you said yes, calculate it.

Answer 1

Solubility cannot be calculated.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the solubility of X it is necessary to know the value of the mass of the solute (X) that can be dissolved in 100 g of water.

`Solubility = (Solute mass)/(100 grams of water)`

Taking into account that we do not know the value of the mass of the solution, therefore the value of the solubility of the compound cannot be determined.