A crystal of solid NaCl is placed into an aqueous NaCl solution. It is observed that most, but not all, of the crystal dissolves. This means the original solution was
A) supersaturated
B) unsaturated
C) dilute
D) more than one correct response
E) no correct response

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If only most of the solid NaCl dissolved, then the solution was not saturated, let alone supersaturated. Therefore, the solution was unsaturated, meaning it still had the ability to dissolve more NaCl. Dilution is not the determining factor in this scenario.

A Crystal of Solid NaCl Is Placed into an Aqueous