Salt and sugar are poured into a glass of water and stirred. Slowly, the salt and sugar crystals become harder to see and then cannot be seen at all. What happened to the salt and sugar?

Group of answer choices

They dissolved into the water, forming a mixture.

They reacted with the water, forming a compound.

They combined with the water, forming an element.

They evaporated from the water, forming a solid.

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Allyson Rios

Chemistry

4 April, 22:39

Salt and sugar are poured into a glass of water and stirred. Slowly, the salt and sugar crystals become harder to see and then cannot be seen at all. What happened to the salt and sugar?

Group of answer choices

They dissolved into the water, forming a mixture.

They reacted with the water, forming a compound.

They combined with the water, forming an element.

They evaporated from the water, forming a solid.

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Alexandra Eaton · Answer 1

They dissolved into the water, forming a mixture.

Explanation:

The salt is sodium chloride (NaCl) and the sugar is a dissacharide which contains many hydroxyl groups (-OH). Both of them are very soluble in water, but they will not start a chemical reaction between themselves.

Dissolving them in water will form a mixture of chloride ions (Cl⁻), sodium ions (Na⁻) and sugar molecules.