A mother finds her daughter’s mug of hot cocoa on a table an hour after she had been drinking it. As the mother pours out the cocoa, she sees brown solids in the bottom of the mug. How can this be explained?(1 point)

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The cocoa was mixed with hot water, but some cocoa settled as it cooled because the solubility went up.
The cocoa was mixed with hot water, but some cocoa settled as it cooled because the solubility went up.

The cocoa was mixed with hot water, but some cocoa settled as it cooled because the solubility went down.
The cocoa was mixed with hot water, but some cocoa settled as it cooled because the solubility went down.

This would only happen if too much cocoa powder was added in the first place, because the solubility should not change.
This would only happen if too much cocoa powder was added in the first place, because the solubility should not change.

All dissolved substances will come out of solution over time. If the mother waits long enough, then all of the powder will appear at the bottom of the mug.

Answer 1

The most accurate explanation for the observation is:

"The cocoa was mixed with hot water, but some cocoa settled as it cooled because the solubility went down."

As hot cocoa cools, the solubility of cocoa powder decreases, leading to some of it settling at the bottom of the mug.