YOU ARE PROVIDED WITH A SOLUTION OF SUBSTANCE "X". HOW WILL YOU TEST WHETHER IT IS SATURATED OR UNSATURATED WITH RESPECT TO "X" AT A GIVEN TEMPERATURE? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A HOT SATURATED SOLUTION IS ALLOWED TO COOL?

At any particular temperature, a solution that has dissolved as much solute as it is capable of dissolving is said to be a saturated solution.

If you add more amount of X in the solution then :

(a) If it remain undissolved that means it is a saturated solution.

(b) If it dissolves then it is an unsaturated solution.

Usually For solids Solubility is a function of temperature, so on decreasing the temperature solubility decreases therefore if a  hot saturated solution of X is cooled then more and more amount of X (which is solute here) will precipitate out and settle down at the bottom.

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We will try to add more solute in X. If more solute gets dissolved, X is a unsaturated solution and if no more solute can be dissolved, X is a saturated solution at the given temperature.

When a hot saturated solution is allowed to cool, some solute will appear undissolved.

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