Soluble and Insoluble Substances

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Soluble and Insoluble Substances: Overview

This topic sheds light on the soluble and insoluble substances via examples. We will study the difference between them. It also covers an activity to explain how various substances get dissolved in water.

Important Questions on Soluble and Insoluble Substances

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Complete the below- given table.

Name of things                   Tried to dissolve in water
  dissolved did not dissolve
Sugar    
Paper    
Chalk    
Pencil    
Rubber    
Marbles    
Wax    
Soda    
Haldi    
Flour    
Lime    
Soil    
Sand    
Urea    

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Name the things which do not dissolve in water.

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What is 'kulfi' made of?

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Write the name of three things that dissolve into water.

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What dissolves into water?

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The gum which sticks to the knife while cutting a jack fruit is removed using kerosene. Which property of kerosene is utilised here? 

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Is it in water that more substanes dissolve?

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Do all substances dissolve in water?

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Give a one-word answer for the following by guessing the complete word from the clues given.

Name one substance that is soluble in water. (We obtain this from the evaporation of sea water) _ _ L T

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Name a solution in which the solute is a gas. 

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Give two examples of the following.

substances insoluble in water.

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Give two examples of the following.

substances soluble in water.

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Give two examples of the following.

Insoluble substances.

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Solutions with salt and sugar as solutes will taste different.

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Fill in the blank with the suitable words given in the bracket:

Materials that do not dissolve are called _____ (soluble substances/insoluble substances).

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Fill in the blanks with a suitable word:

Liquids that dissolve completely in other liquids are called _____ (miscible liquids/immiscible liquids).

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Fill water in two glass jars as shown in the picture. Now pour sugar to one jar and charcoal powder into another and stir.

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Did the sugar or charcoal powder dissolve in the water? Observe and write here.

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Some substances do not dissolve in water.

What could be the advantage of this?

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Choose the odd one out. based on solubility.