Sugar is soluble in water due to:

high solvation energy.

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ionic character of sugar.

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high dipole moment of water.

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hydrogen bond formation with water.

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Solution

The correct option is D hydrogen bond formation with water.
The bond between the oxygen and hydrogen atoms ( $O - H$ bond) in sugar (sucrose) gives the oxygen a slight negative charge and the hydrogen a slight positive charge.Sucrose is a polar molecule.

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