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Book 27, Question 29

What does supersaturated mean?

Warm water can dissolve more of some substances than cold water.

If you make a hot, nearly full solution and let it cool gently, the water may hold more dissolved stuff than it normally could at that cooler temperature. We call that supersaturated. It is unstable, like a ball balanced on a hill, so crystals start growing and use up the extra.

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