Saturation

Solute vs Solvent

• Solute is the material we are dissolving, such as salt, sugar or citric acid.

• Solvent is the material we are dissolving into, such as water.

Saturation

• When no additional solute will dissolve in a solvent and the solute begins to settle at the bottom it is called a saturated solution.

• Solubility describes the ability of a material to dissolve

• The more solute that dissolves, the more “soluble” the solute

• Some materials, such as sugar, are more soluble than salt.

• This is because atoms, such as those that make sugar, are smaller than those that make salt.

Super Saturated Solution

• A super saturated solution has more solute dissolved in the solvent than is possible at room temperature.

• Temperature must be increased to create a super saturated solution.

New Materials:
Sugar

• chemical name: sucrose

• chemical symbol: C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁

• a sugar that comes from cane, beets, and maple