If you make lemonade by dissolving 40g of sugar into a certain amount of water, what amount is the mass of water likely to increase after the sugar dissolves?

Question

Group of answer choices

40g

4g

0g

10g

Answer 1

When you dissolve sugar in water to make lemonade, the total mass of the solution (sugar + water) will be the sum of the mass of the sugar and the mass of the water. The mass of the water does not increase when the sugar dissolves; rather, it combines with the sugar to form a solution.

Therefore, the mass of the water itself does not change.

The correct answer is:

0g