A person added a teaspoon of sugar into 100 ml of water contained in a beaker and he observes a rise in the water level.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B
False

When sugar is added to water, the sugar particles occupy the space between the water molecules thereby completely dissolving in water and not causing an increase in the volume of water in the beaker.

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