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Question
State what would you observe if
(a) sugar is added to pebbles take in a plastic beaker
(b) sand is added to glass balls in a beaker. What would you conclude from this imaginative demonstration?
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Solution
Experiment: Add sugar to pebbles taken in a plastic beaker or sand to glass balls in a beaker.
Observation: The sugar or the sand goes into the space between the pebbles & the glass balls respectively.
Conclusion: An imaginative demonstration to show that intermolecular spaces between particles are occupied easily.
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