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What happens to the mass of a beaker of water with a teaspoon of sugar in it measured on a balance pan compared to a teaspoon of sugar and a beaker of water separated on a balance pan? does the mass increase, decrease or stay the same? and why?
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Answered by
DrBob222
An example:
1. beaker with mass 50.0 g + sugar with mass 10.0 grams + water with 25.0 = total 85.0 g
2. beaker 50.0 g
sugar 10.0 g
water 25.0 g.
Total = 85.0 grams.
Since the sugar only dissolves (a physical change, not a chemical change) and there is no reaction, there is no loss or gain of mass so it matters little if the water and sugar are mixed.
1. beaker with mass 50.0 g + sugar with mass 10.0 grams + water with 25.0 = total 85.0 g
2. beaker 50.0 g
sugar 10.0 g
water 25.0 g.
Total = 85.0 grams.
Since the sugar only dissolves (a physical change, not a chemical change) and there is no reaction, there is no loss or gain of mass so it matters little if the water and sugar are mixed.
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