can someone help me please differentiate what is soluble from slightly soluble.

Question

Since searching the net makes me even more confused.

Answer 1

These terms (along with others describing solubility) are rather arbitrary, but here is a general (and I mean general) rule of thumb.

Soluble: 1 g dissolves in less than 30 mls of solvent

Sparingly soluble: 1 g dissolves in 30 - 100 mls of solvent

Slightly soluble: 1 g dissolves in 100 - 1000 mls

Insoluble: 1 g dissolves in >1000 mls (Some would say >10,000 mls and anything from 1000 mls to 10,000 mls would be very slightly soluble. Really!!!)