Q: The extent to which a substance may be dissolved in water or another solvent is known as what?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

The extent to which a substance may be dissolved in water, or any solvent, is quantitatively expressed as its solubility, defined as the maximum concentration of a substance that can be achieved under specified conditions. Substances with relatively large solubilities are said to be soluble. A substance will precipitate when solution conditions are such that its concentration exceeds its solubility. Substances with relatively low solubilities are said to be insoluble, and these are the substances that readily precipitate from solution. More information on these important concepts is provided in the text chapter on solutions. For purposes of predicting the identities of solids formed by precipitation reactions, one may simply refer to patterns of solubility that have been observed for many ionic compounds (Table 4.1). Solubilities of Common Ionic Compounds in Water Soluble compounds contain • group 1 metal cations (Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+, and Cs+).

 Choices:

- humidity

- flexibility

- turbidity

- solubility


A:
solubility