Saturated solutions hold as much solute as the solvent can hold at a given temperature. Unsaturated solutions have less than the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved. Supersaturated solutions contain more solute than it normally hold at a given temperature.
3 Types of Solutions: Saturated, Unsaturated, and Supersaturated
During the formation of a solution, energy is either released or absorbed (endothermic and exothermic).
The solution takes the state of the solvent.
Solvent
Ex. the solvent in sugar/ sweet water is water
Ex. the solvent in seawater is water
Ex. the solvent in soda is water
The substance in which the solute dissolves.
Solute
Ex. the solute in sugar/ sweet water is the sugar
Ex. the solute in seawater is the salt
Ex. the solute in soda is the carbon dioxide
A substance whose particles are dissolved in a solution.
