Question

When sugar is dissolved in water, there is no increase in the volume. Which characteristic of matter is illustrated by this observation?

Answer 1

The characteristic of matter illustrated by this observation is that the particles of matter have spaces between them.

• The particles of matter have spaces between them; this space is called molecular space or intermolecular volume.
• The amount of intermolecular space of particles of matter depends on the type of matter considered.
• Due to this property, the sugar particles get in between water particles into the interparticle space.