Solubility Lab — Smartboard Teacher Tool
Solubility of Selected Substances Interactive solubility graph. Temperature (°C) on x-axis, mass dissolved (g per 100 mL water) on y-axis. Five substances are revealed progressively: NH₄Cl (ammonium chloride), KCl (potassium chloride), NaCl (table salt), NaNO₃ (sodium nitrate), and KAl(SO₄)₂ (potassium alum).
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Solubility data used in this graph (g per 100 g H₂O at each temperature)
Temp (°C) NH₄Cl KCl NaCl NaNO₃ KAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O
Primary source: Lide, D. R. (Ed.). (2004–2005). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (85th ed., Section 8: "Aqueous Solubility of Inorganic Compounds at Various Temperatures"). CRC Press / Taylor & Francis.

Notes: Values are given in grams of solute per 100 g of water (g/100 g H₂O). Potassium alum values are reported for the dodecahydrate form (KAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O), which is the stable crystalline form below ~92°C. NaCl values reflect the extremely low sensitivity of table salt's solubility to temperature — a change of only ~3.3 g over a 100°C range. All data verified against: Seidell, A. (1940). Solubilities of Inorganic and Metal-Organic Compounds (3rd ed.). Van Nostrand.