Saturation points of salt and sugar | Solutions | Chemistry

This demonstration shows that different solutes dissolve to a different extent in the same solvent. In this activity, it takes about 5 spoons of salt to make a saturated salt solution under normal temperature and pressure. By comparison, only 3 spoons of sugar are enough to make a saturated sugar solution. So we see that the saturation point of salt is higher than that of sugar. If we heat these solutions it is possible to dissolve more salt and sugar in each solution as heating increases solubility.