Water can hold 36 grams (g) of salt in every 100 milliliters (mL). The ocean contains 3.6 g of salt in every 100 mL. As a solution, which is seawater? A. resaturated B. supersaturated C. saturated D. unsaturated

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Jasmine Gregory

16 July, 22:21

Water can hold 36 grams (g) of salt in every 100 milliliters (mL). The ocean contains 3.6 g of salt in every 100 mL. As a solution, which is seawater? A. resaturated B. supersaturated C. saturated D. unsaturated

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Carley Cantu · Answer 1

From the statement "water can hold 36 grams (g) of salt in every 100 milliliters (mL) ", we can solve for the solubility of salt in water.

Solubility = 36g / 100mL = 0.36 g / mL

The ocean contains 3.6 g of salt in every 100 mL or 0.036 g / mL. Therefore, it unsaturated. There is less salt in the water which means it can dissolve more until the concentration would be 0.36 g/mL.