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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