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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
CLASS- VI
SUBJECT- CHEMISTRY
TOPIC –SEPARATION OF SUBSTANCES
SUB-TOPIC- SOLUBILITY AND SOLUTIONS, WATER- A UNIVERSAL
SOLVENT
LESSON NOTES
Soluble and Insoluble Substances
Substances that dissolve in a liquid are known as soluble substances.
Example: salt, sugar, copper sulphate
Substances that do not dissolve in a liquid are known as insoluble substances.
Example: sand, gravel, chalk.
Solvent: A solvent is a substance, generally a liquid, in which another materials
dissolve. For example, water.
Solute: A solute is a substance that is dissolved in a solvent to form a solution. For
example, sugar.
Solution: A mixture of the solute and solvent forms the solution. For example, sugar
dissolves in water to form sugar solution.
Solubility: The ability of a substance to dissolve in water to form a solution is called the
solubility of that substance in water.
The solubility of solids in liquids generally increase with increase in temperature and
with stirring.
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