Solubility rules are guidelines used to predict whether an ionic compound will be soluble or insoluble in water at room temperature.
Think of solubility rules like traffic lights for chemists. Just as traffic lights guide drivers on when to stop or go, solubility rules guide chemists on which compounds will dissolve (go) or not dissolve (stop) in water.
Ionic Compound: A chemical compound made up of ions held together by electrostatic forces termed ionic bonding.
Aqueous Solution: A solution where the solvent is water.
Saturation Point: The stage at which no more of a substance can be absorbed into a vapor or dissolved into a solution.
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