Combined Science GCSE
Solubility limit
What Solubility limit means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Solubility limit
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Reference: AQA
The point the dissolved salt exceeds as solvent is removed or the solution is cooled, causing it to precipitate out of solution.
Topics that use Solubility limit
- Soluble salts (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Crystallisation
- filtrate
- filtration
- gentle evaporation
- Precipitate
- excess
- excess solid
- point of crystallisation
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