For inorganic compounds, solubility in water is   a. usually increased by an increase in temperature.   b. usually decreased by an increase in temperature.   c. always decreased by an increase in temperature.   d. not affected by a change in temperature.

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For inorganic compounds, solubility in water is

  a.

usually increased by an increase in temperature.

  b.

usually decreased by an increase in temperature.

  c.

always decreased by an increase in temperature.

  d.

not affected by a change in temperature.

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Introduction
  • Solubilities of several organic and inorganic compounds in water are a function of temperature.
  • Although the solubility of a solid generally increases with increasing temperature, there is no simple relationship between the structure of a substance and the temperature dependence of its solubility.
  • Many compounds (such as glucose and CH3CO2Na) exhibit a dramatic increase in solubility with increasing temperature.
  • Others (such as NaCl and K2SO4) exhibit little variation, and still others (such as Li2SO4) become less soluble with increasing temperature.
  • The general trends observed is usual increase in solubility
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