Measuring solubility [chemistry only]

1 mark · Easy

Name one piece of laboratory equipment that can be used to remove undissolved solid from a saturated solution during a solubility experiment.

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filter paper

Also accept: filter funnel; filter paper and funnel; filter funnel and paper

Common mistakes: evaporating basin; weighing bottle

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Marking points

B1 · 1 mark · Names suitable equipment (e.g., filter paper or filter funnel).

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One piece of equipment is filter paper (or a filter funnel). This is used to separate undissolved solid from the solution.