SUSPENSIONS AND SOLUBILITY

Suspensions

A suspension is a mixture in which small particles of solid or liquid are changed into liquid or gas respectively. Example: oil and water. A suspension is mostly cloudy and there is a diverse in the substance. The insoluble particles in a suspension are big enough to prevent light from passing through the suspension. The nature of suspensions are investigated experimentally  by doing some laboratory tests. A suspension that contain a large amount of insoluble particles is called a slurry.

Solubility

A substance which can dissolve in a solvent is said to be a soluble.For example salt is a soluble substance but it has a condition that it can be dissolved in water but not in oil. Solubility is the maximum amount of a solute which can dissolve in a particular amount of solvent at a fixed temperature. Factors of  affecting the solubility of a solute in a solvent.

• the nature of the solute
• the temperature of the solution
• the nature of the solvent