Question

The chart shows the amount of solute that fully dissolved when added to 500 ml of water.

A 2-column table with 3 rows. The first row titled solutions has entries X, Y, and Z. The second column titled amount of solute has entries 10 grams, 12 grams, 8 grams.
Which ranks the solutions in order of greatest to least solubility?

X → Y → Z
Y → X → Z
Z → X → Y
Y → Z → X

Answer 1

Y → X → Z

Y dissolves 12 g (greatest), X 10 g, and Z 8 g (least) in the same 500 mL of water, so Y > X > Z.