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State three applications of the solubility curve.


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The solubility curve is a graphical representation between solubility and temperature.

Three applications of solubility curve are:

  1. It is used in research works to determine the most suitable solvent to be used at different temperatures for the extraction of chemicals from natural resources.
  2. It is used in the medical field because it helps pharmacists to determine the number of drugs that are dissolved in a given quantity of solvent at a different temperature to give a prescribed drug preparation.
  3. It helps to predict which substance will crystallize out first from a solution that contains two or more solutes.

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