Take a cup of water, add sugar, and stir. If the resulting solution no longer contains sugar crystals, the solution is said to be
A) an unsaturated solution.
B) a saturated solution.
C) a heterogeneous solution.
D) none of these.

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An unsaturated solution is one in which more solute (in this case, sugar) can still be dissolved in the solvent (water) at a given temperature. If the sugar crystals have dissolved completely, it means the solution can potentially dissolve more sugar, hence it is unsaturated.

Take a Cup of Water, Add Sugar, and Stir