What are saturated, unsaturated and supersaturated solutions?
February 20th, 2023
A Saturated solution is a solution that has dissolved the MAXIMUM amount of .
An Unsaturated solution describes a solution that has a LESS than the max amount of solute dissolved.
A Supersaturated solution describes a solution that has dissolved MORE than the maximum amount of solute, reached by heating then cooling.
If you also need to know solubility curves:
A saturated solution would be on the line.
An unsaturated solution would be below the line.
A supersaturated solution would be above the line.