I'm sure this has been asked and i'm really sorry but i am having trouble understanding saturation. What is the difference between saturated, unsaturated, & super saturated?
*If someone could give me an example of them beyond a definition, that would be amazing*
2007-05-10 15:10:54 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Think of adding sugar to water. You stir and it dissolves. This is unsaturated, means it can still dissolve more.
Eventually you cannot dissolve anymore. This is called saturated. (but if you heat it up, more will dissolve)
Super saturated is a special case. More is dissolved than should be at a given temperature. Certain substances have this property when heated. If you add just a bit more to a supersaturated mixture, it all crystallizes out at one time. This is how rock candy is made from sugar dissolved in hot water.
2007-05-10 15:18:03 · answer #1 · answered by reb1240 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unsaturated - you can dissolve more stuff(solute) for example 1 spoon of sugar in a cup of coffeee.
saturated no more solute( for example sugar ) can dissolve in the solution. A cup of coffee with 4 sugars in it. If you look at the bottom of thecup there will be undissolved sugar there.
Supersaturated is a bit harder you have to get more solute into solution than you normally would. If you boil water and add as much sugar as will dissolve and then cool the solution the sugar will stay in solution until you disturb it. th is is how you mak erock candy, the excess sugar in the water will cyrstalize on the striing.
2007-05-10 15:21:31 · answer #2 · answered by cleveland 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋