A student states that 203.9 g of table sugar will form a saturated solution in 100 g of water. What do you need to know to decide whether this statement is correct?

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Adriel Waller

18 November, 06:58

A student states that 203.9 g of table sugar will form a saturated solution in 100 g of water. What do you need to know to decide whether this statement is correct?

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Avery Grimes · Answer 1

A saturated solution is a solution which contains the maximum amount of solute in a given amount of solvent that it could dissolve. To test this, prepare 100 g of water. Then, dissolve 203.9 g of table sugar. Stir until all of the solute dissolves. Now, add another pinch of sugar. If no matter how much stirring it still does not dissolve, then the solution is indeed saturated.