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Question
Vinu dissolves 50 g of sugar in 250 ml of hot water, Sarath dissolves 50 g of the same sugar in 250 ml of cold water. Who will get a faster dissolution of sugar? and Why?
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Solution
Vinu will get a faster dissolution of sugar. Because Vinu dissolves 50 g of sugar in 250 ml of hot water, whereas Sarath dissolves 50 g of sugar in 250 ml of cold water. Solubility of a solid in liquid increases with an increase in temperature.
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