The addition of a crystal of sodium chlorate to a sodium chlorate solution causes additional crystals of sodium chlorate to precipitate.The original solution was
A)saturated.
B)supersaturated.
C)snsaturated.

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The fact that additional crystals are formed upon the addition of a crystal to the solution suggests that the solution was already supersaturated. If the solution was only saturated or unsaturated, there would not be enough solute present to form additional crystals.

The Addition of a Crystal of Sodium Chlorate to a Sodium