Title: unsaturated solution
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - unsaturated solution
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.15369
Status: current

Definition
Solution that has a lower proportion of a solute than one that is in equilibrium with undissolved solute at specified values of temperature and pressure.

Source
- PAC, 2008, 80, 233. 'Glossary of terms related to solubility (IUPAC Recommendations 2008)' on page 270 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200880020233)

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Citation: Citation: 'unsaturated solution' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.15369
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