Maddie wanted to make a sugar-water solution to put in her hummingbird feeder. She found some sugar cubes and was about to drop

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Maddie wanted to make a sugar-water solution to put in her hummingbird feeder. She found some sugar cubes and was about to drop

them into a glass of water, when her brother suggested crushing the cubes before mixing. Was this a good suggestion? Why or why not?

Physics

2 answers:

NNADVOKAT [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-30T23:04:00+03:00

NNADVOKAT [17]3 years ago

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Answer:

this is a good suggestion

Explanation:

when the sugar cubes are crushed and they become a powder so its surface area increases. And as surface area is directly proportional to rate of reaction so the desired solution will be formed rapidly

Nikolay [14] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-01T00:06:02+03:00

Nikolay [14]3 years ago

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Answer:

Yes because the chunks of sugar that didn't dissolve fully would not stay in the water to provide a choking hazard for the bird. Thus being the reason to crush them.

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