Distinguish between a dilute solution and a concentrated solution.
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concentrated solution is one that has a relatively large amount of dissolved solute. A dilute solution is one that has a relatively small amount of dissolved solute.
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A concentrated solution is one in which the stable solubility limit has been reached. It is also called “saturated”. Solutions which are more concentrated that the maximum are often called “supersaturated”, but these are not stable states. A solution is “concentrated” if it is stable at its maximum concentration. As a matter of convention, “concentrated” typically refers to solutions at room temperature, since for most substances, solubility is different at different temperatures.
A solution is composed of a solute, the substance which is being dissolved, and a solvent, the substance doing the dissolving.
If you add solvent to a saturated solution, you are “diluting” the solute, so any solution in which the concentration of solute is less than the stable maximum is dilute. In plain english, however, dilute is typically reserved for solutions that are very dilute.