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What do you understand by the terms supersonic speed, shock waves and sonic boom? 

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Supersonic sound is when a body moves in air with a speed greater than the speed of sound.
Example: Bullets, jet aircrafts etc. travel at supersonic speed. 

When a source of sound travels in air at a supersonic speed, it leaves behind itself a conical region of disturbance which spreads continuously. A region consisting of a very high pressure layer followed by a lower pressure layer travels through the space together with the cone. This is called a shock wave. Shock wave carries a large amount of energy. 

Shock waves have large variation in the air pressure. So, when a shock wave reaches a person, it produce a sharp and loud sound in his ears because of the differences in air pressure. This is called sonic boom.

The sonic booms from a high speed jet aircraft can break glass dishes, windowpanes and can even cause serious damage to a building.

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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?