Solubility of most solids in a liquid increases with all of these except
kinetic energy
temperature
pressure
solute surface area
Effect of temperature and kinetic energy on solubility : As the temperature of the solution increaese the average kinetic energy of the solution also increaese. This increase in kinetic energy allow the solvent molecules to more effectively break the solute molecules and hence solubility increases.
Effect of pressure on solubility : Pressure affects the solubility of gas dissolving in a liquid but it never affects the solubility of solid and liquid.
Effect of solute surface area : Solubility of solid in a liquid increases with increase in surface area. More surface area means solid is to be broken into smaller peices. For example, a sugar cube will dissolve slower than an equal amount of tiny peices of sugar crystals.
Therefore, pressure does not affect the solubility of solids in a liquid.
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