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Science
Quarter 1 - Module 4:
Properties of Saturated and
Unsaturated Solutions

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SCIENCE 7
Quarter 1 - Module 4: Properties of Saturated and Unsaturated Solutions
First Edition, 2021

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Science
Quarter 1 - Module 4:
Properties of Saturated and
Unsaturated Solutions

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 Target

In Grade 6, you have learned about different mixtures and their characteristics.
You have done several activities where you mixed a solid and liquid or combined two
different liquids. In the process of mixing, you have observed that these either form
homogeneous or heterogeneous mixtures. Homogeneous mixture is when all parts
of the mixture have uniform appearance and properties. When different parts of the
mixture are visible to the unaided eye and these parts are obviously different from
one another, it is heterogeneous. A heterogeneous mixture has non-uniform
appearance consists of two or more phases.

Solutions are homogeneous mixtures. When you put salt into water, the solid
becomes part of the liquid and cannot be seen. You can say that the salt dissolved
in water or the salt is soluble in water. Solutions may be solids dissolved in liquids
or gases dissolved in liquids. There are also solutions where a gas is dissolved in
another gas, a liquid in another liquid or a solid in another solid. Gaseous, liquid,
and solid solutions are all around you.

In this module, you will able to explore some important properties of solutions
using different methods.

After going through this module, you are expected to attain the following
objectives:

Most Essential Learning Competency:

 investigate properties of unsaturated or saturated solutions (S7MT-Ic-2)

Subtasks:
 identify the components of solution;
 describe some observable characteristics or properties of solutions;
 describe saturated and unsaturated solutions;
 differentiate saturated and unsaturated solutions based on their properties;
 determine how much solid solute dissolves in each volume of water; and
 describe the appearance of saturated solution.

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 Pre-Test

Multiple Choice. Read and answer the questions in the best way you can. Choose
the letter of the best answer. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Which is an example of a solution?
A. Blood B. Cooked flour C. Marshmallow D. Sea water
2. In a sugar water solution, what substance is considered the solvent?
A. Sugar B. Water
C. Both are solvents D. Neither substance is a solvent
3. What substance can dissolve other substance in a solution?
A. Solute B. Solvent
C. Both solute and solvent D. Neither solute nor solvent
4. What kind of solution if there is less solute in relation to the solvent?
A. Concentrated B. Saturated C. Supersaturated D. Unsaturated
5. The two components of a solution are solute and solvent. Which
statement describes the solute?
A. It is the solid formed in the solution.
B. It is the liquid component of the solution.
C. It is the component of a solution in greater quantity.
D. It is the component of a solution in smaller quantity.
6. A solution has all the following properties EXCEPT
A. Clear B. Homogeneous
C. Cannot pass through filter paper D. Can be separated by physical means
7. Which of the following solution contains the maximum amount of dissolved
solute in a given amount of solvent?
A. Concentrated B. Saturated C. Supersaturated D. Unsaturated
8. Which of the following statements BEST describes a homogeneous solution?
A. It is usually liquid.
B. It can be dilute or concentrated.
C. It contains a solute and solvent.
D. Its components are distributed evenly in the solution.
9. Which of the following is described as the solution that contains less solute that
can dissolve at a given temperature?
A. Concentrated B. Saturated C. Supersaturated D. Unsaturated
10. Which of the following statement is CORRECT about unsaturated
solution? Unsaturated solution has
A. dark color B. strong scent
C. large amount of solute. D. small amount of solute.
11.A small crystal of solute is dropped into a solution, and crystallization begins
instantly. What is the original solution?
A. Concentrated B. Saturated C. Supersaturated D. Unsaturated
12. Saturated solution contains the maximum amount of solute dissolved by a given
amount of solvent. What about unsaturated solution? Unsaturated solution
contains
A. the maximum quantity of solute at a given temperature.
B. large amount of dissolved solute for a certain volume of solvent.
C. less solute than the maximum amount it can dissolve at a given temperature.
D. more solute than the maximum amount it can dissolve at a given temperature.

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13. A 50 ml solution is placed in a beaker. If you add solute to the beaker and
dissolves completely, which type of solution is it?
A. Saturated B. Supersaturated
C. Suspension D. Unsaturated
14. How will you determine whether a solution of calcium nitrate is unsaturated? If
by adding a small seed crystal,
A. it will dissolve. B. the level of solvent increases.
C. it will not dissolve D. more salt comes out of the solution.
15. How will you determine a solution that is saturated? Saturated solution has
A. less solute than solvent.
B. less solvent than solute
C. less amount of solute and solvent.
D. equal amount of solute and solvent.

Lesson
Many of the processes that affect our environment involve substances in
Properties of Saturated
solution. Solutions are homogeneous mixtures. A solution is a mixture of two or
more substances in a single phase. At least two substances must be mixed in order to
and Unsaturated
have a solution. The substance in the smallest amount and the one that dissolves or
Solutions
disperses is called the solute. The substance in the larger amount is called the
solvent. In most common instances, water is the solvent. The gases, liquids or solids
dissolved in water are the solutes.

Jumpstart

ACTIVITY 1: MY COMPONENTS!

Direction: Identify the solute and solvent in the given solutions below.

Solution Solute Solvent

Coffee
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weight-loss/a20825194/8-things-runners-
should-know-about-coffee/

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 Orange juice
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Sugar water
Source:
https://study.com/learn/lesson/what-is-
a-mixture-in-chemistry.html

Soft drinks
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https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/
carbonated-drinks-flavors-12451912830.html

Salt water
Source:
https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/992306/
view/table-salt-solution

Discover

Most of the materials that are used to regulate life processes are in the form of
solutions. The air we breathe, the water we drink, food nutrients absorbed by the
intestinal walls of animals, the minerals absorbed by plants from the soil are in the
form of solutions and the coffee that your parents drink every morning is a solution.
Did you know that? Here in Ilocos Region particularly in the province of Ilocos Sur
is also known for its Robusta coffee which was hailed as the best quality coffee
during the 2018 Philippine Coffee Quality Competition.

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 The substances that make up a homogeneous solution are called components
of the solution. The components of a solution are the solute and the solvent. The
solute is the substance being dissolved or the component that is present in smaller
amount. On the other hand, the solvent is the medium in which the solute is
dissolved or the component that is available in greater quantity. For example, in a
solution containing 15 grams of sugar and 100 mL water, the solute is the sugar and
the solvent is water.
Solutions can be classified based on the final observable phase. Thus, solutions
can be classified as gaseous, liquid or solid. In gaseous solutions, both the solute
and the solvent are in the gas phase. In liquid solutions, the solute is in any phase
while the solvent is in the liquid phase. Solid solutions consist of solute in any phase
in a solid solvent.
When there is a maximum amount of solute that can dissolve in a given amount
of solvent at a certain temperature, this is called solubility of the solute.
Another basis for classifying solutions is the amount of solute dissolved in the
given solvent. The solution that contains the maximum amount of solute dissolved
by a given amount of solvent is called a saturated solution. The presence of an
excess solid which can no longer dissolve is evidence that the solution is saturated. A
solution is unsaturated when it contains less solute than the maximum amount it
can dissolve at a given temperature. This solution can still dissolve additional solute
particles.

Explore

Activity 1: What is the Evidence that a Solution is Saturated?

After performing the activity, you will be able to:
1. determine how much solid solute dissolves in a given volume of water;
2. describe the appearance of a saturated solution.

Materials needed
 6 teaspoons sugar
 1 cup of water
 1 measuring cup (1 cup capacity)
 1 measuring spoon (½ tsp capacity)
 2 small clear, transparent bottles
 2 stirrers/ spoon
Procedure:
CAUTION:
1. Pour Use carefully the
20 mL (approximately following laboratory
2 tablespoons) instruments/kitchen
of water in a small transparent bottle.
materials
Add to avoid
½ teaspoon damage
of sugar andand
stir.accident during the conduct of activity
Q1. What is the appearance of the solutions? Write your observations.

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2. To the sugar solution in step #1, add ½ teaspoon sugar, a small portion at a
time and stir the solution to dissolve the sugar. At this point, you have added
1 teaspoon sugar.
3. Add ½ teaspoon of sugar to the sugar solution in step #2 and stir the solution.
At this point, you have added one and ½ teaspoons of sugar.
4. Continue adding ½ teaspoon sugar to the same cup until the added sugar no
longer dissolves.
Q2. How many teaspoons of sugar have you added until the sugar no longer
dissolves? Teaspoons
Note: In this step, you will observe that there is already excess sugar which did
not dissolve.
Q3. So, how many teaspoons of sugar dissolved completely in 20 mL of water?
Teaspoons
Note: This is now the maximum amount of sugar that will completely dissolve
in 20 mL of water.
Activity 2: SATURATED AND UNSATURATED SOLUTIONS
Direction: We use solutions every day. Athletes who consume sports drinks after
exercising benefit from the electrolytes in those solutions. This activity will explore
whether or not there is a limit to how much of one substance can dissolve in
another. Write your answer on the table.
UNSATURATED SOLUTION
Beaker A Beaker B
A. All beakers contain
10 mL of water.
B. All beakers are kept at
20°C.
C. All solutions are
stirred for 2 hours.
D. Solute is the same
substance in all 1.0g of solute added 2.0 g of solute added
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Number of dissolved
5
particles
Number of solid particles 0
SATURATED SOLUTION
Beaker C Beaker D
A. All beakers contain
10.0 g of water.
B. All beakers are kept
at 20°C.
C. All solutions are
stirred for 2 hours.
D. Solute is the same
substance in all
beakers. 7 grams of solute added
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9 grams of solute added
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Number of dissolved
18
particles
Number of solid particles
17

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Activity 3: GUESSING GAME!
Direction: Consider the beakers below. Answer the questions in the table.

Beaker A Beaker B Beaker C Beaker D

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Which beakers represent SATURATED SOLUTIONS?

Which beakers represent UNSATURATED SOLUTIONS?

Deepen

Activity 1: PICTURE PERFECT

Direction: Examine picture A and picture B. Answer briefly the guide questions.

A B
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GUIDE QUESTIONS:

1.Which picture is a saturated solution? How do you describe a saturated solution?

2.Which picture is unsaturated solution? How do you describe unsaturated solution?

3.How can you change a saturated solution to unsaturated solution?

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Activity 2: LET’S CONNECT!

Direction: Using the Venn diagram below, compare and contrast between
Saturated and Unsaturated solutions. Write the similarities at the center of the
diagram and their differences in both sides of diagram. Choose your answer inside
the box.

 It dissolves more solute

 It contains solute and solvent
 It can no longer dissolved more solutes due to equilibrium.
 It contains the maximum amount of solutes dissolved in a given
amount of solvent
Unsaturated Saturated
 It contains less than the maximum amount of solutes dissolved in a
given amount of solvent

similaritie

Venn Diagram
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 Gauge

Multiple Choice. Read and answer the questions in the best way you can. Choose
the letter of the best answer. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Which of the following describes a solvent?

A. It’s a metal molecule
B. Another word for solution
C. A thing that makes drinks turns colors
D. The liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution
2. Which of these does the dissolving that is usually presented in greater amounts?
A. Hydration B. Solute C. Solution D. Solvent
3. What do you call a substance dissolved in any solution?
A. Solute B. Solvent
C. Solute and Solvent D. Neither Solute nor Solvent
4. When a solution is saturated?
A. Crystals form
B. You need to stir it more
C. No additional material will dissolve in it
D. Two materials have combined to create a clear liquid
5. To make a solute dissolve more quickly in a solvent, which would you do?
A. Stir it
B. Do not stir the solution
C. Let the solute settle down
D. Nothing to do with the solute
6. What would you do if you added more amount of sugar in a cup of your hot milk
and it tastes very sweet?
A. Add water
B. Add sugar
C. Mix the milk solution well
D. Put it in the refrigerator for an hour
7. Which statement is true of any saturated solution at a given temperature?
A. No more solute will dissolve in the solution.
B. Adding more solute will increase the saturation
C. You can dissolve more solute if you stir the solution.
D. One liter of the solution contains 2000 grams of solute.
8. Which of the following refers to the maximum amount of solute that can
dissolve in a given amount of solvent at a certain temperature?
A. solubility
B. dilute solution
C. saturated solution
D. Unsaturated solution

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9. When does a solution become a saturated?
A. Crystals form
B. You need to stir it more
C. No additional material will dissolve in it
D. Two materials have combined to create a clear liquid
10. Which of the following refers to the solution that contains less amount of solute
than can dissolve at a given temperature?
A. Solubility
B. Saturated solution
C. Unsaturated solution
D. Supersaturated solution
11. How will you identify a saturated solution?
A. Less solvent than solute
B. Less solute than solvent
C. Equal amounts of solute and solvent
D. Less amount of both solute and solvent
12. Saturated solution contains the maximum amount of solute dissolved by a given
amount of solvent. What about unsaturated solution? Unsaturated solution
contains
A. the maximum quantity of solute at a given temperature.
B. large amount of dissolved solute for a certain volume of solvent.
C. less solute than the maximum amount it can dissolve at a given
temperature.
D. more solute than the maximum amount it can dissolve at a given
temperature.
13. Which of these factors will cause more sugar to dissolve in a saturated sugar
solution?

I. Add more sugar while stirring

II. Add more sugar and heat the solution
III. Add more sugar to the heated solution
IV. Add more sugar and cool down the

A. I and II only B. II and III only C. I, II, III only D. I, III, IV only
14. You are given a 30 mL solution in a beaker. You add solute to the beaker and
it dissolves completely. The solution was
A. Concentrated
B. Saturated
C. Supersaturated
D. Unsaturated
15. How will you prepare an unsaturated solution?
A. Freeze the mixture
B. Stir the powder in the liquid
C. Add less amount of powder to the liquid
D. Add more amount of solute in a lower amount of solvent

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