Question

Which of the following describes a saturated solution?

A. One containing 1 g of sugar in 100 mL of water.
B. One that contains as much solute as it can hold at a given temperature.
C. One that contains less solute than it can hold at 25oC.
D. One in which the ratio of solute to solvent is small.
E. One that is equivalent to a supersaturated solution.that is equivalent to a supersaturated solution.

Answer 1

Answer is: B. One that contains as much solute as it can hold at a given temperature.
Saturated solution contains the maximum concentration of a solute dissolved in the solvent (usually water) and if extra solute is add to saturated solution, that solute will not dissolve.
The amount of solute that can be dissolved in a solvent depends of chemical composition, temperature and pressure.