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Köhler curves showing how the critical diameter and supersaturation are dependent upon the amount of solute. It's assumed here that the solute is a perfect sphere of sodium chloride with a dry diameter Dp. Köhler theory describes the vapor pressure of aqueous aerosol particles in thermodynamic equilibrium with a humid atmosphere.
Saturation (magnetic), the state when a magnetic material is fully magnetized; Saturated fluid or saturated vapor, contains as much thermal energy as it can without boiling or condensing Saturated steam; Dew point, which is a temperature that occurs when atmospheric relative humidity reaches 100% and the air is saturated with moisture
A solution of a chemical compound in a liquid will become supersaturated when the temperature of the saturated solution is changed. In most cases solubility decreases with decreasing temperature; in such cases the excess of solute will rapidly separate from the solution as crystals or an amorphous powder.
The solubility of a specific solute in a specific solvent is generally expressed as the concentration of a saturated solution of the two. [1] Any of the several ways of expressing concentration of solutions can be used, such as the mass, volume, or amount in moles of the solute for a specific mass, volume, or mole amount of the solvent or of the solution.
Fick's first law relates the diffusive flux to the gradient of the concentration. It postulates that the flux goes from regions of high concentration to regions of low concentration, with a magnitude that is proportional to the concentration gradient (spatial derivative), or in simplistic terms the concept that a solute will move from a region of high concentration to a region of low ...
The concentration of the solute in a saturated solution is known as the solubility. Units of solubility may be molar (mol dm −3) or expressed as mass per unit volume, such as μg mL −1. Solubility is temperature dependent. A solution containing a higher concentration of solute than the solubility is said to be supersaturated. A ...
c is the instantaneous solute concentration, c * is the solute concentration at saturation, (c − c *) is also known as supersaturation, n is an empirical exponent that can be as large as 10, but generally ranges between 3 and 4.
Saturation point may refer to: Dew point, in meteorology; Hydrocarbon dew point; Saturation Point; The maximum solubility of a solute at equilibrium; See also