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SaturationThese values for degree of solubility (usually just referred to as solubility) refer to the limit of how much solute will dissolve in a certain amount of water at a certain temperature. A solution which is below that limit is called an unsaturated solution. Most of the solutions that we deal with are unsaturated solutions. When a solution is at its limit, we call the solution saturated. Any more solute put into the water will not dissolve. There are ways of exceeding the solubility, but that won't happen just by adding more solute. A solution which has exceeded its solubility limit is called a saturated solution. We will look at that phenomenon in the next section, Exceeding the Limits.
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