Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Definition
The saturation point is the stage at which, under given conditions, a substance cannot absorb or dissolve any more of another substance.
Related terms
Solvent: A substance that dissolves a solute (a chemically different liquid, solid or gas), resulting in a solution. Like the water you're trying to soak into the sponge.
Solute: A substance dissolved in another substance. Like the dirt particles in your water that get trapped in the sponge's pores.
Supersaturation: A state of a solution that contains more of the dissolved material than could be dissolved by the solvent under normal circumstances. It's like squeezing extra water into your already soaked sponge by applying pressure.