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A saturated solution is a solution that contains the maximum amount of solute that is capable of being dissolved. At 20°C, the maximum amount of NaCl that will dissolve in 100. g of water is 36.0 g. If any more NaCl is added past that point, it will not dissolve because the solution is saturated.
A solution in which the maximum amount of solvent has been dissolved. Any more solute added will sit as crystals on the bottom of the container.
A SATURATED SOLUTION is a solution that contains the MAXIMUM AMOUNT of solute that the solvent can dissolve. The presence of excess solute which can no longer dissolve is an evidence that a solution is saturated.
Types of Saturation
Types of Saturation | Definitions |
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Saturated Solution | A saturated solution is a solution that is in equilibrium with respect to a given dissolved substance. |
Unsaturated Solution | A solution not in equilibrium with respect to a given dissolved substance and in which more substance can be dissolved. |
By increasing temperature A saturated solution can be changed into unsaturated solution (without adding solvent) by heating the solution. For instance when a saturated solution of sugar is heated to a higher temperature, it starts dissolving more sugar.
Both involves solute and solubility. Both depends on the amount of solute which will be dissolved or not dissolved.
1 : full of moisture : made thoroughly wet. 2a : being a solution that is unable to absorb or dissolve any more of a solute at a given temperature and pressure. b : being an organic compound having no double or triple bonds between carbon atoms saturated fats.
If a saturated solution is heated, then it becomes unsaturated because solubility of solute increases on heating.
Since the solution was saturated, it couldn’t dissolve more sugar. Once the temperature drops, the water has a new saturation point (lower grams of sugar) and now discharges the sugar from its mass.