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The concentration of a solute in a solution is greater than the maximum concentration that is predicted from the solute's solubility.

What is the best way to describe this solution?
diluted
saturated
unsaturated
supersaturated

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Supersaturated.

Explanation: a supersaturated solution contains more dissolved solute than the equilibrium solubility at that temperature — a metastable state beyond the normal saturation point.