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The solubility of glucose at 30°C is 125 g/100 g water. Classify a solution made by adding 550 g of glucose to 400 mL of water at 30°C. Explain your classification, and describe how you could increase the amount of glucose in the solution without adding more glucose.

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Answer:

Supersaturated

Step-by-step explanation:

Just did the test.

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The simplified solubility of glucose at 30°C is 1.25 g/g of water. Considering that the density of water at 30°C is 1 g/mL, the equivalent mass of 400 mL of water is also 400g.

The concentration of the solution in water is,
550 g/400g of water = 1.375 g glucose / g of water

Since the concentration is higher compared to the solubility of glucose at the specified temperature, it can be said that the solution is SATURATED.
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