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Is Matter Around Us Pure
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Giving example, state the use of a solution, a colloid and a suspension in our daily life.

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Solutions: When two reacting substances are kept in contact, the reaction does not take place or is very slow. But when their solutions are mixed, the reaction takes place very fast. This happens because in solutions, reacting substances come in contact with each other at molecular level. When solid washing soda is poured over clothes, it does not wash but when clothes are mixed with solution of washing soda, clothes are easily cleaned.

Colloids: Some insoluble substances particularly in pharmaceuticals become more effective when administered in colloidal form. Many medicines are insoluble in water but are used in the form of colloids.

Suspensions: Many substances insoluble or sparingly soluble in dispersing medium become useful for analytical purposes when dispersed temporarily. For example, sparingly soluble barium sulphate dispersed in water is an opaque medium and is used for diagnostic X-rays.

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Which separation techniques will you apply for the separation of the following?


Fine mud particles suspended in water.

Write the steps you would use for making tea. Use the words—solution, solvent, solute, dissolve, soluble, insoluble, filtrate and residue.

Pragya tested the solubility of three different substances at different temperatures and collected the data as given below (results are given in the following table, as grams of substance dissolved in 100 grams of water to form a saturated solution).

Substance Dissolved

Temperature in K

283

293

313

333

353

Potassium nitrate

21

32

62

106

107

Sodium chloride

36

36

36

37

37

Potassium chloride

35

35

40

46

54

Ammonium chloride

24

37

41

55

66


What mass of potassium nitrate would be needed to produce a saturated solution of potassium nitrate in 50 grams of water at 313 K?

Pragya makes a saturated solution of potassium chloride in water at 353 K and leaves the solution to cool at room temperature. What would she observe as the solution cools? Explain.

Substance Dissolved

Temperature in K

283

293

313

333

353

Potassium nitrate

21

32

62

106

107

Sodium chloride

36

36

36

37

37

Potassium chloride

35

35

40

46

54

Ammonium chloride

24

37

41

55

66


Find the solubility of each salt at 293 K. Which salt has the highest solubility at this temperature?

Substance Dissolved

Temperature in K

283

293

313

333

353

Potassium nitrate

21

32

62

106

107

Sodium chloride

36

36

36

37

37

Potassium chloride

35

35

40

46

54

Ammonium chloride

24

37

41

55

66


Pragya tested the solubility of three different substances at different temperatures and collected the data as given below (results are given in the following table, as grams of substance dissolved in 100 grams of water to form a saturated solution).

Substance Dissolved

Temperature in K

283

293

313

333

353

Potassium nitrate

21

32

62

106

107

Sodium chloride

36

36

36

37

37

Potassium chloride

35

35

40

46

54

Ammonium chloride

24

37

41

55

66

What is the effect of change of temperature on the solubility of a salt?

Explain the following giving examples:

Saturated solution

Explain the following giving examples:

Pure substance

Explain the following giving examples:


Colloid

Explain the following giving examples:


Suspension