Question
Sugar dissolved in water is a solution, therefore:
the quantity of sugar and water is fixed
sugar is not chemically bonded to water
the ratio of sugar to water may vary
sugar and water are chemically combined
the quantity of sugar and water is fixed
sugar is not chemically bonded to water
the ratio of sugar to water may vary
sugar and water are chemically combined
Answers
GPT-5 mini
Correct: 2 and 3.
- Sugar dissolving is a physical process: sugar molecules are dispersed and held by intermolecular (solvation/hydrogen‑bonding) interactions with water, not by forming new chemical bonds — so 2 is true and 4 is false.
- The composition of a solution can vary (different concentrations), so the ratio of sugar to water may vary (up to the saturation limit), making 3 true.
- The quantities are not fixed — you can make more or less concentrated sugar solutions — so 1 is false.
- Sugar dissolving is a physical process: sugar molecules are dispersed and held by intermolecular (solvation/hydrogen‑bonding) interactions with water, not by forming new chemical bonds — so 2 is true and 4 is false.
- The composition of a solution can vary (different concentrations), so the ratio of sugar to water may vary (up to the saturation limit), making 3 true.
- The quantities are not fixed — you can make more or less concentrated sugar solutions — so 1 is false.