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Chemical Reactions: Solutions, Acids, and Bases
Saturations
Description
Saturation
Saturation refers to the point at which a solution can no longer dissolve any more solute at a given temperature and pressure. When a solution reaches saturation, any additional solute remains undissolved, forming a visible layer at the bottom of the container. The amount of solute a s...
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Transcript
Imagine dissolving sugar in water, but there's a limit to how much sugar will dissolve.
To understand this, let's do an experiment.
Take a beaker and fill it with 1 liter of water at 20 °C. Add 1000 grams of sugar and stir. It dissolves completely.
Add another 1000 grams of sugar and stir. The sugar still dissolves. Now, add an...
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