A student is preparing a sugar water solution to make rock candy. When the student adds some sugar to the solution a large amount of sugar crystallizes. Which kind of solution does the student have?
A) a saturated solution
B) a supersaturated solution
C) an unsaturated solution
D) We cannot tell.

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When a large amount of sugar crystallizes upon adding more sugar to the solution, it means the solution was already supersaturated with sugar. In a saturated solution, adding more solute would result in the excess not dissolving. In an unsaturated solution, more solute can dissolve.

A Student Is Preparing a Sugar Water Solution to Make