Question

Danny is making iced tea. He keeps adding and mixing sugar into the tea until he starts to see sugar settle at the bottom of the glass. He stops adding sugar and keeps mixing, but the sugar does not dissolve.

Why does the sugar NOT dissolve in the tea?

Read Passage
A
The tea is no longer a solvent.
B
The solubility has been changed.
C
The solution has become saturated.
D
The sugar has become unsaturated.

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

C: The solution has become saturated.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sugar is not dissolving in the tea because the solution has become saturated. Saturation occurs when the concentration of solute (sugar) in a solvent (tea) has reached its maximum limit, beyond which no more solute can dissolve. At this point, the undissolved solute will settle at the bottom of the container. In this case, the tea is unable to dissolve any more sugar, so it stays at the bottom of the glass.