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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?
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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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