A Student Is Preparing a Sugar-Water Solution to Make Rock

question 52

Multiple Choice

A student is preparing a sugar-water solution to make rock candy. When the student continues to add sugar to the solution, the sugar dissolves. Which kind of solution is the student preparing?

• A) The student is preparing a saturated solution.
• B) The student is preparing a supersaturated solution.
• C) The student is preparing an unsaturated solution.
• D) We cannot tell if the student is preparing a saturated, a supersaturated, or an unsaturated solution.

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