Question

You begin pouring sodium chloride into a glass of water. For a long time, the sodium chloride just dissolves in the water, but suddenly it begins to pile up at the bottom of the glass? Which statement is true?
Group of answer choices

A. The sodium chloride has increased the temperature of the water.

B. The sodium chloride has decreased the temperature of the water.

C. The solution is unsaturated.

D. The solution is saturated.

Answer 1

There's multiple answers?

A and B indicate that the salt increased or decreased the temperature and I don't see any information about it..so there's not enough information for me to figure out what happened to the temperature of the water. I would think it decreases the temperature but at the same time, I know that it increases it, causing the water to boil faster when boiling vegetables or pasta.

Saturated is when no more solute dissolves; since the salt piles up at the bottom, it's saturated.

Answer 2

@Ultrilliam @AngeI Help me out with A and B. I think it's B, but A is also possible.

Answer 3

@dude

Answer 4

I think it might be d? I am not very good at chem but I do believe that this describes saturation. I do not think salt would have much/any effect on the temp.

Answer 5

It's multiple answer..
D is def. one of them

Answer 6

I would go with B, and D.

Answer 7

OHHH

Answer 8

My bad, the salt actually makes it so the water can handle more heat before freezing by depressing the freezing point. Sooo
I see why this is confusing
sorry i dunno e.e

Answer 9

It's okay, I figured it out :)

Answer 10

Smartie pants

Answer 11

Just with you (;