1) Saturated solution. A saturated solution contains the maximum amount of solute dissolved. The solubility of the compound is 2.5 g in 100 mL.
2) Find the concentration (percentage mass by volume) of the saturated solution
[tex]\%=\frac{mass\text{ }in\text{ }grams}{milliliters\text{ }of\text{ }solution}*100[/tex][tex]\%=\frac{2.5\text{ }g\text{ }}{100\text{ }mL}*100=2.5\%[/tex]The concentration of the saturated solution is 2.5 %.
3) Find the concentration (percentage mass by volume) of the sample
[tex]\%=\frac{1.12\text{ }g}{50.\text{ }mL}*100=2.24\%[/tex]The concentration of the sample (1.12g in 50. mL) is 2.24%. The concentration of the sample is lower than the saturated concentration. So, the solution is unsaturated.
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