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thumb|Example of a dissolved solid (left) thumb|upright|Formation of crystals in a 4.2 Molar concentration|M [[ammonium sulfate solution. The solution was initially prepared at 20 °C and then stored for 2 days at 4 °C.]]

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Solubility is the ability of a substance to dissolve into another substance, like salt dissolving in water, and it can change depending on conditions like temperature. It matters because understanding how much of a substance can dissolve helps predict when crystals will form or when solutions will become saturated.

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Contents
  • Quantification of solubility
  • Per quantity of solvent
  • Per quantity of solution
  • Liquid and gaseous solutes
  • Conversion of solubility values
  • Qualifiers used to describe extent of solubility
  • Molecular view
  • Factors affecting solubility
  • Temperature
  • Pressure
  • Solubility of gases
  • Polarity
  • Rate of dissolution
  • Theories of solubility
  • Solubility product
  • Other theories
  • Applications
  • Differential solubility
  • Solubility of ionic compounds in water
  • Solubility of organic compounds
  • Solid solution
  • Incongruent dissolution
  • Solubility prediction
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

thumb|Example of a dissolved solid (left) thumb|upright|Formation of crystals in a 4.2 Molar concentration|M [[ammonium sulfate solution. The solution was initially prepared at 20 °C and then stored for 2 days at 4 °C.]]

In chemistry, solubility is the ability of a substance, the solute, to form a solution with another substance, the solvent. Insolubility is the opposite property, the inability of the solute to form such a solution.

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