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Excellent agreement was found between theoretical predictions and experimental data for evaporation before the onset of solute precipitation (Phase I). Model/data comparisons also revealed that high levels of supersaturation exist in solution drops before component separation begins. The period of evaporation during solute precipitation (Phase II) was modeled in two limiting cases. The core scenario model assumes that precipitation occurs inside the drop and has negligible impact on evaporation. The cap scenario model assumes that precipitation forms a solute cap on the drop which acts as an additional diffusion resistance in the mass transfer path. For most of the solutes studied, both models gave excellent predictions of the time required for the drop to reach its final, dry state (Phase III). In cases where solute precipitated on the drop surface, the cap scenario model gave better predictions of drop dynamic behavior and final particle size. 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Excellent agreement was found between theoretical predictions and experimental data for evaporation before the onset of solute precipitation (Phase I). Model/data comparisons also revealed that high levels of supersaturation exist in solution drops before component separation begins. The period of evaporation during solute precipitation (Phase II) was modeled in two limiting cases. The core scenario model assumes that precipitation occurs inside the drop and has negligible impact on evaporation. The cap scenario model assumes that precipitation forms a solute cap on the drop which acts as an additional diffusion resistance in the mass transfer path. For most of the solutes studied, both models gave excellent predictions of the time required for the drop to reach its final, dry state (Phase III). In cases where solute precipitated on the drop surface, the cap scenario model gave better predictions of drop dynamic behavior and final particle size. 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