Lavoisier was trying to find out if a particular solid solute X was soluble in water or not. He found that 0.01 grams of X was dissolving in 100 ml of water.
He then said: X is soluble in water.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
No, X is not considered to be soluble in water.
Normally, any solute would probably mix with any solvent but the extent to which it happens is important.
To be scientifically accepted as soluble, it has been decided that a solute should be dissolved more than 0.1 grams per 100 ml of solvent. Anything less than that is considered insoluble.

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