how a saturated solution can become supersaturated ?

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Jose
Feb 2, 2018

#=># By a suddenly temperature change or solvent evaporation. It can be also affected by suddenly changes of pressure or volume.

Explanation:

A Saturated solution (liquid) becomes super-saturated when solvent evaporates and solutes takes a time to precipitate or crystalize. Or, when temperature suddenly decreases changing the solution equilibrium.

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