1) Three factors that affect the rate of dissolution of a solid in a liquid are increasing the surface area of the solute, agitating the solution, and heating the solvent. 2) There are three types of solutions: saturated contains the maximum amount of dissolved solute, unsaturated contains less than saturated, and supersaturated contains more than saturated. 3) Whether a substance dissolves depends on if it is polar or nonpolar - polar substances dissolve in polar solvents and nonpolar dissolve in nonpolar.