You have prepared a saturated solution of sugar. Is it possible to dissolve some more sugar into this solution? Justify your stand.

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A saturated solution is one in which any additional solute added to the solution can no longer be dissolved. Therefore, it is not possible to dissolve some more grams of sugar for a saturated solution at the given temperature. If we increase the temperature of the solution we can dissolve more sugar.

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