Questions to consider as you do your research

  • Is dissolving of sugar in water a chemical or physical change?
  • How does your solvent (water, gatoraid, alcohol) dissolve your solute (sugar)?
  • How do the molecules of your solvent and solute interact?
  • What else is happening as a solute is dissolved?
  • Using another solvent besides water? What is it's chemical name and molecular structure? Check out Wikipedia

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Water
Sucrose (Sugar)
Solubility

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