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Question
When sugar is dissolved in water, there is no increase in the volume. Which characteristic of matter is illustrated by this observation?
Solution
The absence of increase in volume of water on dissolution of sugar into it, describes the following characteristics of matter:
- Matter is made up of very, very small particles.
- Particles of matter have spaces between them.
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