Saturated Solutions by Zack

What does it mean when water is saturated?

●     When you add a given solvent to water, or any given solute, and it becomes so dissolved that the solute cannot dissolve any more, that solute is considered saturated. If the given solute is able to dissolve more solvent, it is unsaturated.

●     3 interesting facts:

○     Solutes can dissolve more solvent at higher temperatures.

○     When water evaporates, the solute stays behind and therefore the solution becomes more saturated, or if already saturated, more solute forms at the bottom of the container.

○     Solute molecules often link together to form solid crystals after evaporation occurs.

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●     Why is this relevant to my life..?

○     Good question. Let’s say that you want to make some lemonade for a barbecue at your neighbor’s this sunday. Nobody wants lemony tasting water, and nobody wants the bottom half of their drink to be sugar, either.

○     The perfect lemonade would be perfectly saturated lemon juice and water, or in other words, they need to have as much sugar as it can hold without having sugar resting on the bottom.

○     The solution to your lemonade-barbecue problem is in your solution(I’m punny). The goal is to add sugar and stir it until it dissolves. Continue this process until the sugar sinks to the bottom and does not disappear. Stop immediately. Hopefully, there is a minimal amount of sugar at the bottom, and kaboom, you got yourself some good ole’ lemon drink.