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Science
Quarter 1 – Module 1
Lesson 3: Factors Affecting
Solubility
 What I Know

Directions: Read the following and write the letter of the correct
answer. Do it in your journal or notebook.

1. Which of the following describes solubility?

a. The ability of liquid to change color.
b. The ability of something to dissolve in a liquid
c. The time it takes for something to settle at the bottom of a liquid.
d. The speed of pouring a liquid out of a container.

2. A greater amount of sugar will dissolve in warm water than in cold

water. What factor affects the sugar’s solubility?
a. Temperature of solvent
b. Amount of solute
c. Nature of solute
d. Manner of stirring

3. Which of the following does not affect the solubility of solid solutes?
a. Volume of solvent
b. Stirring
c. Temperature
d. Amount of solvent

4. A gram of salt can be dissolved in 100 ml of water. What factors

affect the solubility?
a. Amount of solute
b. Amount of solvent
c. Size of solute
d. Manner of stirring
5. Choose the correct statement.
a. A 100 ml water can dissolve a 1 tablespoon of sugar.

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 b. Any quantity of sugar can be dissolved in a given volume of
water.
c. A given volume of solvent dissolves any quantity of solute.
d. None of these

Directions: Read the sentences carefully. Identify the factors that affect
solubility for each sentence. Choose your answer inside the box.
Do it in your journal or notebook.

A. TEMPERATURE B.MANNER OF STIRRING

C.NATURE OF SOLUTE D.AMOUNT OF SOLVENT

E.SIZE OF SOLUTE

1. When the solution is heated, more solute will dissolve in the

solvent.

2. Gasoline does not dissolve in water, does decreasing the solubility

of gasoline.

3. When 2 tablespoons of sugar are added to 200ml of water, more

sugar particles are dissolved as compared when the same amount of
sugar is dissolved in 50ml of water

4. Before using a suspension medicine, the label instructs you to

shake it well before using it so as to dissolve the solute particles in the
suspension.

5. More fine salts dissolve in water as compared to table salt mixed in

water.

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Lesson

3 Factors Affecting Solubility

After learning about the difference of solutes from solvents, we can now
identify the factors affecting solubility.

What’s In

Directions: Write √ whether the given solute is soluble and X if it is not

soluble in the given solvent. Write your answer using your
Science journal or notebook.

_______1. Salt and water

_______2. Nail polish and acetone
_______3. Paint and water
_______4. Pepper and soy sauce
_______5. Flour and oil

Using the illustrations, identify which of the following substances can be

dissolved in water.

Paint
Nail polish

Milk

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 What’s New

Directions: In the given situation, identify what factors affect the solubility of the
following materials. Choose your answer inside the box and write your
answer on your notebook.

Temperature Nature of Solute Manner of Stirring

Amount of solvent Size of the Solute

___________1. It tells about whether the solvent is in liquid, solid or in gas

form.

___________2. It depends on how fast or slow mixture was stirred.

___________3. It tells whether the solute is soft or hard, powder or a whole

piece.

___________4. It tells how hot or cold is the solvent mixed in a mixture.

___________5. It tells how much solvent is mixed in a mixture.

What is It

Solubility is the maximum amount of a solute substance that will dissolve in

a given amount of solvent at a specific temperature. There are different factors that
affect solubility:

• Nature of solute and solvent

• Temperature of solvent
• Manner of stirring

 Amount of solvent

 Size of the solute

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The Effect of Nature of Solute and Solvent on Solubility:
Solubility of a solute in a solvent depends on the nature of both solute
and solvent.
Example:
salt-(solute) dissolves in water-(solvent)
nail polish dissolves in acetone
We cannot dissolve nail polish in water but water can dissolve salt.
The Effect of Temperature of Solvent on Solubility
Temperature affects the solubility of a solution. Raising the
temperature will increase the solubility of a solute in a solvent.
Example:
A hot water dissolves a medicine easily than cold water.
The Effect of Manner of Stirring on Solubility
Stirring affects how quickly a solute dissolves in a solvent. In the
absence of stirring, the concentration of solute will be highest close to the
pieces of solute, so more solute won't dissolve into the solution until it is
stirred. The solute will dissolve faster by diffusion.
One important concept of solution is in defining how much solute is
dissolved in a given amount of solvent. This called concentration. If the
solution has small amount of solute it describes as a Dilute while
concentrated describes solution that has a lot of solute in a given solvent.
There is only a certain maximum amount of solute can be dissolved in a
given solvent. This maximum amount is called the solubility.

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 What’s More

Directions: Complete the following by choosing the correct word

inside the parenthesis to complete the sentence. Write
your answer using your Science journal or notebook.

1. Solubility is (increasing or decreasing) as temperature is rising.

2. Solubility is (increasing or decreasing) as temperature is
decreasing.
3. Which substance is more soluble, sugar or flour? Why?
____________________________________________________________
4. What will be the most effective means of increasing the dissolving
rate of sugar in water?
____________________________________________________________
5. Which solvent dissolves the sugar most quickly?
water
alcohol
mineral oil
Explain your answer.
___________________________________________________________________

What I Have Learned

Directions: Write a short paragraph composes at least 10 sentences

discussing factors affecting solubility. You may add
illustrations to show how each factor affects the solubility.
Do it in your Science journal.

___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

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 What I Can Do

Directions: Read the questions carefully. Give the answer for the following.
Do it in your Science journal or notebook.

1. What is the quickest way to dissolve milk in water? Can milk dissolve in all
solvents? Explain your answer.
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
2. How are substances dissolved?
_____________________________________________________________________

Assessment

Directions: Read the following and choose the letter of the correct answer.
Do it in your Science journal.

1. To make a solution, you need a __________. This is the substance that

gets dissolved.
a. Solvent
b. Solute
c. Matter
d. suspension

2. Which of the following describes solubility?

a. The ability of liquid to change color.
b. The ability of something to dissolve in a liquid
c. The time it takes for something to settle at the bottom of a liquid.
d. The speed of pouring a liquid out of a container.

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3. A greater amount of sugar will dissolve in warm water than in cold water. What
is the factor affecting the solubility?
a. Temperature of solvent
b. Amount of solute
c. Nature of solute
d. Manner of stirring

4. Which of the following does not affect the solubility of solid solutes?
a. Volume of solvent c. Stirring
b. Temperature d. Amount of mixture

5. Solubility is _______ as temperature is increases .

a. Increasing
b. Decreasing
c. Neutral
d. None of these

6. ________ is one of the factors affect solubility and it depends on how fast or slow
mixture is stirred.
a. Manner of stirring
b. Temperature
c. Nature of solute
d. Volume of solvent

7. It tells about whether the solvent is in liquid, solid or in gas form.

a. Manner of stirring
b. Temperature
c. Nature of solute
d. Nature of solvent

8. It tells whether the solute is soft or hard, powder or a whole piece.

a. Manner of stirring
b. Temperature
c. Nature of solute
d. Nature of solvent

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9. It tells how hot or cold are the solvents mixed in a mixture.
a. Manner of stirring
b. Temperature
c. Nature of solute
d. Nature of solvent
10.What is known as the universal solvent?
a. water
b. acetone
c. vinegar
d. soy sauce

Additional Activities

Directions: Choose what solute can be dissolved in the given solvents.

To complete the statements below for number 1-5, choose
your answer inside the box. For numbers 6-10, fill in the
blanks to complete each statement. Do it in your Science
journal or notebook.

sugar
Solvents Solute
powdered juice
1. cold water
nail polish
2. alcohol
salt
3. hot water
ink
4. vinegar
5. acetone

6. Acetone can dissolve ________ but not the ________.

7. Hot water can easily dissolve __________ and ____________.
8. Chocolate drink can easily be dissolved in ___________ water than in
______water.
9. A pinch of salt can be easily dissolved in ______ than in oil.
10. Stirring _______ makes the powdered juice dissolve easily in cold
water.

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