What is the difference between an unsaturated, saturated, and a supersaturated solution.

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What is the difference between saturated, unsaturated, and supersaturated? 

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Saturated, unsaturated and supersaturated refer to three different conditions of a solution.

A saturated solution contains the maximum amount of solute that will dissolve at that temperature. Any further addition of solute will result in undissolved solid on the bottom of the container.

An unsaturated solution contains less than the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved at that temperature. 

A supersaturated solution contains more than the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved at that temperature. It is unstable and the solute will usually begin to crystallize, especially if disturbed

I dont know if this helps you. any

what does the table look like

consider the reaction below.

 no rx

at 500 k, the reaction is at equilibrium with the following concentrations.

[pci5]= 0.0095 m

[pci3] = 0.020

[ci2] = 0.020 m

what is the equilibrium constant for the given reaction?

0.042

0.42

2.4

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