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Solubility of salt
« on: April 12, 2015, 03:33:25 AM »
If I have a salt KHC4H4O6 of Mr = 188.2
and given the solubility of the salt is 3.6485 × 10^3 kgsalt/kgwater
How do I convert it to mol/dm^3 ?
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Re: Solubility of salt
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2015, 04:29:46 AM »
In general - you can't without knowing the density of the solution.

the solubility of the salt is 3.6485 × 10^3 kgsalt/kgwater

Really? Over three metric tons per kg of water?
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Re: Solubility of salt
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2015, 06:41:32 AM »
Yes I attached the image , what if we assume the density of water being 1000kg/m^3

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Re: Solubility of salt
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2015, 10:49:20 AM »
Perhaps it should read 10-3 kg/kg of water, potassium hydrogen tartrate solubility is so low it precipitates out from the wine, that wouldn't be possible with solubility in the given range.

Assuming density of 1 kg/1L just convert mass of the tartrate dissolved per 1 kg of water to moles and that will be your reasonably accurate molar concentration.
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Re: Solubility of salt
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2015, 05:57:58 PM »
The table says 103 S = 3.6485 kg/kg. That means S = 3.6485 x 10-3 kg/kg

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Re: Solubility of salt
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2015, 06:41:33 PM »
The table says 103 S = 3.6485 kg/kg. That means S = 3.6485 x 10-3 kg/kg

Thanks, you are probably right.

I think I can think of a more confusing way of expressing this information, but I don't see a single reason to do so  ::)
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