Excess solid method
What Excess solid method means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Because the solid is insoluble, it can be added in excess and then removed by filtration, and the reaction stops when no more solid dissolves.
Adding the insoluble solid gradually to the acid until no more reacts, so that all the acid has been used up.
Topics that use Excess solid method
- Soluble salts (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Acid reactions with insoluble bases
- Crystallisation
- excess
- Filtration
- Filtration and crystallisation
- Hazard control and apparatus choice
- Neutralisation and salt formation
- Neutralisation endpoint
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