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Question

At 50 °C, 16.4 g of KClO₃ is dissolved in 100 mL of water. The solution is then cooled to 20 °C. Is the solution unsaturated, saturated, or supersaturated in the new temperature?

Graph showing solubility of KClO3 and other salts in water at varying temperatures.

Accepted Answer

Supersaturated solution

Answer

Unsaturated solution

Answer

Saturated solution

Answer

Cannot be determined.

At 50 °C, 16.4 g of KClO3 is dissolved in 100 mL of water. The solution is then cooled to 20 °C. Is the solution unsaturated, saturated, or supersaturated in the new temperature?

At 50 °C, 16.4 g of KClO₃ is dissolved in 100 mL of water. The solution is then cooled to 20 °C. Is the solution unsaturated, saturated, or supersaturated in the new temperature?