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Kaillie was talking and was distracted as she stirred sugar into her tea. when she finally noticed, there was a few crystals of sugar in the bottom of her cup that would not dissolve. what type of tea solution did kaillie?

a. unsaturated
b. saturated
c. supersaturated
d. cannot be determined

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The answer is c, supersaturated because the sugar did not dissolve.
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Answer:

Supersaturated

Step-by-step explanation:

The tea has absorbed and dissolved as much sugar as it could. If there is sugar left at the bottom, it means the solution is supersaturated because it can't absorb any more.

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