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WAEC Chemistry 2022 Objective — Question 16

Question 16 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Chemistry 2022 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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Increasing the temperature generally

  • A. decreases the solubility of a solid in a liquid but increases the solubility of a gas in a liquid
  • B. increases the solubility of a solid in a liquid but decreases the solubility of a gas in a liquidCorrect
  • C. increases the solubility of both a solid and a gas in a liquid
  • D. decreases the solubility of both a solid and a gas in a liquid

Explanation

For most solids, increasing temperature increases solubility in a liquid; for most gases, increasing temperature decreases their solubility in a liquid.

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