Equilibrium Constants and Solubility

[Eliana Carney 3E]

Hey guys!
One of the bullet points on outline #1 for chemical equilibrium states "use equilibrium constants to predict solubility". Can someone explain the correlation between solubility and the equilibrium constant? Thanks in advance!

[Adrienne Yuh 2B]

Hi! I just found out the correlation. The higher the solubility constant (Ksp), the more soluble the compound is. However, I don't think we really covered Ksp, so in general, when the equilibrium constant is larger, it would be more soluble. The more product (the dissolved) there is, the more soluble the reactants were.

[clairehathaway 2J]

At one of his discussion sections early in the quarter Dr. Lavelle said that a larger K value for a solid means it is more soluble.