A chemist dissolved crystals of an unknown substance into water at room temperature. He found that 33 g of the substance can be dissolved into 100 milliliters of water. What property of the unknown substance was the chemist most likely investigating?

Solubility describes how much of a substance can dissolve in a given amount of solvent at a specified temperature. The chemist measured that 33 g dissolves in 100 mL of water at room temperature, so he was investigating the substance’s solubility. Rate of dissolution would describe how quickly it dissolves.

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