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  • Diagram showing sugar dissolving in water.
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 18 March 2011 Size: 58 KB Referencing Hub media

    Polar water molecules are attracted to the hydroxyl groups present in the sugar molecule. The sugar molecules are surrounded by water molecules and then carried off into solution.

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