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A student has a solution of sodium nitrate and believes it is saturated. Which statement provides the best evidence that the solution is saturated?

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It is easiest to tell if a solution is saturated if there is residue on the bottom. If it crystallized, the solution is saturated. If it is a supersaturated solution, there will not be crystallization unless more of the solute is added, at which point all of it will crystallize.

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