A Simple Method for Determination of Solubility in the First Year Laboratory
Heather D. Harle, Julia A. Ingram, Phyllis A. Leber, Kenneth R. Hess, and Claude H. Yoder
Department of Chemistry
Franklin & Marshall College
Lancaster, PA 17604
Instructor's Notes
- Lab Preparation and Equipment
- Standard taper 14/20 size D Buchner-type filter funnel (ACE catalog number 9439-08)
- 500-mL round bottom Chem glass, 14/20
- 500-mL or 100-mL separatory funnel
- Compound of interest (5g/student if insoluble, 15g/student if soluble)
- Tips
- For finely divided compounds, a size E Buchner-type filter funnel can be used. The time for filtering of 1-L through this filter is ~ 20 minutes.
- An ordinary filter crucible with a standard filter flask will suffice for most compounds.
- Safety and Hazards
Those associated with this procedure are related to the compounds chosen.