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Usually, it does dissolve, but when it doesn't, I can come up with two reasons:
1. The water is too cold since an increased temperature increases the solubility.
2. The water is already saturated with dissolved sugar (or something else that you can dissolve in water). This is when all water molecules are 'occupied' with sugar molecules so that there are no more free water molecules who can make a hydrogen bond with the sugar. The warmer your water is, the higher the solubility is.
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∙ 11y agoNo, sugar does not dissolve in gasoline.
An urban myth is that if you put sugar in someone's gas tank it will mix with the gasoline to become a cement, clogging up their engine and ruining their car. This is not true.
The urban myth is exactly BECAUSE sugar will not dissolve. The granules of sugar will clog the gas filter ports and injectors. If the fuel pump picks up the granules of sugar, the vehicle will eventually not run.
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∙ 16y agoIt's because sugar is polar and so is water. Polar substances will dissolve in polar substances. But gasoline is non-polar so it won't dissolve sugar.
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∙ 11y agogasoline does not dissolve in water because is part of an oil product , and oil dose not mix with water.
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∙ 12y agoBecause water and salt are extremely polar substances, where as gasoline isn't.
For information on polarity: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polarity
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∙ 13y agobecause milk is thicker than water.
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∙ 11y agobecause gas is not a liquide
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grease
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Dissolve... mixing with the tea.
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Fall to the bottom of the tank and sit there. Sugar will not dissolve in gasoline. It may clog the fuel filter but it will do not damage to the engine. It is a myth that it will damage an engine.
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204g of sugar is the maximum amount of sugar that will dissolve into 100mL of water.
What damage can sugar do to a gas tank?
It ruins your engine in your vehicle It is an old wives tale, the sugar sits on the bottom of the fuel tank like sand. It does not dissolve in gasoline. The program "The Myth Busters" did a segment on this and proved sugar in the fuel tank does nothing to damage the engine.
