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what will happen if you add more solute to a saturated solution?
○ it will increase the concentration.
○ it will become solvent.
○ it will remain undissolved in the container.
○ it will dissolve.
A saturated solution has already dissolved the maximum amount of solute possible at a given temperature and pressure. Adding more solute to it will not result in dissolution as there is no more capacity for the solvent to dissolve additional solute under those conditions. The concentration of a saturated solution is already at its maximum (for that temperature and pressure), so adding more solute won't increase the concentration. A solute and a solvent are different components of a solution; adding more solute won't make it become the solvent. And as it's saturated, the added solute won't dissolve.
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It will remain undissolved in the container.