A beaker of salt water has some solid salt at the bottom? What type of solution is in the beaker?
A) a saturated solution
B) a supersaturated solution
C) an unsaturated solution
D) We cannot tell.

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The presence of solid salt at the bottom of the beaker indicates that the solution is saturated, meaning it has reached the maximum amount of solute (salt) that can dissolve in the solvent (water) under the given conditions.

A Beaker of Salt Water Has Some Solid Salt at the Bottom