Supersaturated Solution

•Excess solute may remain in solution for a time before precipitation

•Inherently unstable

•With time excess solute will precipitate and the solution will revert to a saturated solution

 Definition

•A homogeneous or uniform mixture of two or more substances

•Composed of

–Solvent

–Solute

•A compound in a solution that is present in lesser quantity than the solvent

•When sugar is added to water, the sugar dissolves in water to make a solution

–Sugar = solute

–Water = solvent