Question #18716
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There are many aspects which determine its various types.
Explanation:
Generally, number one below is the main answer to 'types of solution'.
1. Homogenous and heterogenous
2. Solid, liquid or gaseous
3. Saturated or unsaturated
Dilute, saturated, and super-saturated.
Explanation:
With nothing in a solvent, it is simply a liquid. Adding a solute creates a "solution". When the liquid has the capacity to dissolve more of the solute, it is a dilute, or unsaturated solution.
When the liquid contains as much of a solute as it can be the solute would precipitate out as a solid, it is saturated.
In some conditions of preparation solutions can be made that contain MORE solute than would normally be expected before precipitation. These are super-saturated solutions.
Usually, the addition of a nucleation point by addition of a crystal, or even a shock wave, will induce a rapid automatic precipitation of the excess solute.
