Reference Sheet - Solubility

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Important!

The following sheet provides the solubilities of different substances.

Solubility of Certain Gases

​Substance ​Chemical formula
Solubility at 20 °C
 (g/L of water) 
Ammonia ​|NH_3| |\text{531}|
Hydrogen chloride ​|HCl| |\text{420}|
​Nitrogen ​|N_2| |\text{0.02}|
Chlorine ​|Cl_{2}| |\text{7.3}|
Hydrogen ​|H_{2}| |\text{​0.002}|
​Carbon dioxide ​|CO_{2}| |\text{1.6}|
Oxygen ​|O_{2}| |\text{0.04}|
Helium ​|He| |\text{​0.0017}|
Methane ​|CH_{4}| |\text{0.025}|
Carbon monoxide ​|CO| |\text{0.26}|
Ozone ​|O_{3}| |\text{​0.57}|
Propane ​|C_3H_{8}| |\text{0.119}|
Hydrogen sulfide |​H_2S| |\text{​4.13}|

 

Solubility of Certain Liquids

Important!

Since it is impossible to measure the solubility of liquids in water, the table below identifies whether it is possible to dilute these liquids in water.

​Substance ​Chemical formula
​Soluble in water
Acetic acid ​|CH_3COOH| ​Yes
​Water ​|H_2O| N/A
Ethanol ​|C_2H_6O| Yes
​Ethylene glycol ​|HOCH_2CH_2OH| ​Yes
Glycerin (glycerol) ​|C_3H_8O_3| ​Yes
​Mercury ​|Hg| ​No
Methanol ​|CH_{3}OH| ​Yes

Solubility of Certain Solids

​Substance ​Chemical formula
​Solubility at 20 °C
(g/100 ml of water)
Ammonium bromide ​|NH_4Br| |\text{​76.4}|
Potassium bromide ​|KBr| |\text{​65.3}|
​Calcium carbonate ​|CaCO_3| |\text{​0.00153}|
Lithium chloride  ​|LiCl| |\text{​45.4}|
​Potassium chloride ​|KCl| |\text{​34.2}|
​Sodium chloride ​|NaCl| |\text{​35.7}|
​​Cobalt (II) bromide ​​|​CoBr_2| |\text{112​}|
Magnesium bromide ​|MgBr_2|​ |\text{​101}|
​Barium chloride ​|BaCl_{2}| |\text{​36.0}|
Calcium chloride ​|CaCl_{2}| |\text{​42.5}|
Nickel (II) chloride ​|NiCl_{2}| |\text{​64.2}|
Strontium chloride ​|SrCl_2|​ |\text{​53.8​}|
​Calcium hydroxide |Ca(OH)_2|​ |\text{0.159}|​
​Iodine ​|I_2| |\text{​0.029}|
​Barium nitrate ​|Ba(NO_{3})_{2}|​ |\text{​8.70}|
​Strontium nitrate ​|Sr(NO_3)_2| |\text{70.0}|
​Glucose ​|C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}| |\text{​100}|
​Potassium hydroxide ​|KOH| |\text{​112}|
Sodium hydroxide ​|NaOH| |\text{​111.1}|
​Lithium nitrate ​|LiNO_{3}| |\text{​43.0}|
​Potassium nitrate ​|KNO_{3}| |\text{​35.7}|
Sodium nitrate |​NaNO_3| |\text{​87.6}|
​Copper sulphate ​|CuSO_{4}| |\text{​22.0}|
​​Aluminum sulphate ​​|Al_2SO_4| |\text{​36.4}|