What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated solution


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Saturated Solutions:

A saturated solution is a chemical solution containing the maximum concentration of a solute dissolved in the solvent. ​The additional solute will not dissolve in a saturated solution.

The amount of solute that can be dissolved in a solvent to form a saturated solution depends on a variety of factors. 

Solubility increases with temperature. For example, you can dissolve much more salt in hot water than in cold water.

Increasing pressure can force more solute into solution. This is commonly used to dissolve gases into liquids.

The nature of the solute and solvent and the presence of other chemicals in a solution affects solubility.
For example, you can dissolve much more sugar in water than salt in water. Ethanol and water are completely soluble in each other.

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Unsaturated Solution:

An unsaturated solution is a chemical solution in which the solute concentration is lower than its equilibrium solubility. All of the solute dissolves in the solvent.

→When a solute (often a solid) is added to a solvent (often a liquid), two processes occur simultaneous. 

→Dissolution is the dissolving of the solute into the solvent. Crystallization is is the opposite process, where the reaction deposits solute. 

→In an unsaturated solution, the rate of dissolution is much greater than the rate of crystallization.


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