On decreasing the temperature, the solubility of a solid solute in a liquid______.

increases

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decreases

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remains the same

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cannot be determined

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The correct option is A
increases

On decreasing the temperature, the solubility of a solid solute in a solution decreases. This means that less solute can be dissolved in the same amount of solvent at a higher temperature.

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