In the school laboratory, a student made up a hot saturated solution of copper sulfate - Junior Cycle Science - Question g - 2014
Question g
In the school laboratory, a student made up a hot saturated solution of copper sulfate.
(i) What is a saturated solution?
(ii) What would the student observe if th... show full transcript
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Step 1
What is a saturated solution?
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A saturated solution is one that contains the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved in a solvent at a specific temperature. At this point, any additional solute will not dissolve and will remain as a solid.
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What would the student observe if this solution was cooled down slowly?
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If the solution is cooled down slowly, the student would observe the formation of crystals of copper sulfate coming out of the solution as it becomes saturated again at the lower temperature.
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