TYPES OF SOLUTIONS
Objectives: Differentiate among saturated, unsaturated and supersaturated solutions.
Perform an experiment on saturation of solution.
Materials:
● 10 teaspoons of salt ● 1 empty 250 ml mineral bottle
● tap water ● stirrer/ extra teaspoon
Procedures:
1. Pour tap water into the empty mineral bottle .
2. Dissolve 1 teaspoon of salt into the water. Stir well until no more salt is visible
from the bottom of the cup/glass.
3. Add another teaspoon of salt and stir. Observe what happens.
4. Repeat step 3, and record your observations in the table below.
5. Continue repeating step 3 until you reach the indicated number of teaspoons in
the table below.
Table 3. How much salt is needed?
Amount of salt added

(number of teaspoons) (totally dissolved or not?)
Observation
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