Answer: a hot solution with all of the solute dissolved
Supersaturation occurs with a chemical solution when the concentration of a solute exceeds the concentration specified by the value equilibrium solubility. Most commonly the term is applied to a solution of a solid in a liquid. A supersaturated solution is in a metastable state; it may be brought to equilibrium by forcing the excess of solute to separate from the solution. The term can also be applied to a mixture of gases.
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A supersaturated solution generally crystallises when ‘seed’ crystal s are introduced and rapid equilibration occurs. Phenylsalicylate is one such simple observable substance when fully melted and then cooled below its fusion point.
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Solubility is temperature dependent. A solution containing a higher concentration of solute than the solubility is said to be supersaturated . A supersaturated solution may be induced to come to equilibrium by the addition of a “seed” which may be a tiny crystal of the solute or a tiny solid particle which initiates precipitation.
Precipitation is the process of conversion of a chemical substance into a solid from a solution by converting the substance into an insoluble form or a super-saturated solution . When the reaction occurs in a liquid solution the solid formed is called the precipitate. The chemical agent that causes the soli…