On decreasing the temperature, the solubility of common salt $(N a C l)$ in water .

increases

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remains the same

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decreases

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Solution

The correct option is C decreases
Solubility of a solute in a solvent varies with temperature. Incase of $N a C l$ , the solubility is directly proportional to the temperature.
If the temperature decreases, its solubility in water decreases.

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