Saturated table salt solution is prepared by dissolving 36 grams of crystals in 100 grams of water at room temperature. If you stirred 156 grams table salt in 500 grams water without changing the temperature, will all solute particles dissolve? Explain your answer.
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A supersaturated solution contains more solute at a given temperature than is needed to form a saturated solution.
Increased temperature usually increases the solubility of solids in liquids.
For example, the solubility of glucose at 25 °C is 91 g/100 mL of water. The solubility at 50 °C is 244 g/100 mL of water.
If we add 100 g of glucose to 100 mL water at 25 °C, 91 g dissolve. Nine grams of solid remain on the bottom. We have a saturated solution.