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Salts & Solubility

Salts & Solubility Screenshot
  • Solubility
  • Salt
  • Solutions

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Topics

  • Solubility
  • Salt
  • Solutions
  • Chemical Equilibrium
  • Saturation
  • Chemical Formula
  • Ksp
  • Le Chatelier's Principle

Description

Add different salts to water, then watch them dissolve and achieve a dynamic equilibrium with solid precipitate. Compare the number of ions in solution for highly soluble NaCl to other slightly soluble salts. Relate the charges on ions to the number of ions in the formula of a salt. Calculate Ksp values.

Sample Learning Goals

  • Rank the solubility of different salts.
  • Determine the ratio of anions and cations that create a neutral compound.
  • Calculate the molarity of saturated solutions, and Ksp values.
Version 1.08

For Teachers

Teacher Tips

Download teacher tips PDF Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ).

Teacher-Submitted Activities

Title Gold Star Contribution Contribution by PhET Authors Level Type
Saturated Solutions - Interactive Lecture Demonstration A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Ted Clark, Julia Chamberlain UG-Intro Demo
Using PhET in High School Chemistry- all my activities in pdf A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein UG-Intro
HS		 Demo
CQs
HW
Lab
Salts and Solubility 5 Activities in pdf A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS
UG-Intro		 Other
Reactions and Rates 4: Equilibrium LeChatlier A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS
UG-Intro		 Lab
HW
Salts and Solubility 2: Solubility (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS
UG-Intro		 Lab
CQs
Concept Questions for Chemistry using PhET A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS
UG-Intro
MS		 CQs
Salts and Solubility 3: Solution Equilibrium and Ksp (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein UG-Intro
HS		 CQs
Lab
Salts and Solubility 5: Designer Salts (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein UG-Intro
HS		 CQs
Lab
Salts and Solubility Concept Questions for 5 activitites (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein UG-Intro
HS		 CQs
Salts and Solubility 4: Using Q and LeChateliers Principle A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein UG-Intro
HS		 Lab
Salts and Solubility 1: introduction to salts (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS
UG-Intro		 Lab
CQs
PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum This contribution was designed by PhET. Julia Chamberlain UG-Intro
HS		 Other
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? This contribution was designed by PhET. Sarah Borenstein MS Other
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS Other
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment Elyse Zimmer HS
MS		 Other
NGSS Simulation Alignment/Correlation Matthew Huffine MS
K-5
UG-Intro
HS		 Other
Demo
Concentrations and Basic Solubility PhET Lab Chris Bires HS Lab
HW
Salts & Solubility steve hymes HS Lab
Instructie en opdrachten (met antwoorden) zouten&oplosbaarheid Nick Bergkamp HS Guided
염과 용해도 SIM의 사용지침서 이화국(Wha Kuk Lee) HS
UG-Intro		 Demo
Lab
Sais e Solubilidade Sepúlveda Helena HS Lab

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Software Requirements

Windows Macintosh Linux
Microsoft Windows
XP/Vista/7
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later
OS 10.5 or later
Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later

Credits

Design Team Third-party Libraries Thanks To
  • Wendy Adams
  • Linda Koch (lead)
  • Ron LeMaster (developer)
  • Trish Loeblein
  • Kathy Perkins
  • Interviewer: Danielle Harlow
  • Interviewer: Linda Koch
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