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Stirring sugar into a cup of tea is a chemical change because when you evaporate the tea you can not get the sugar back, instead you get a mixture of glucose and fructose. It is also a chemical change.
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∙ 11y agoits a physical change as the sugar can easily be recovered by evaporation.
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Is stirring sugar into a cup of tea a physical or chemical change?
It is a chemical change. Table Sugar is the crystallized form of liquid Sucrose(also simply known as, Sugar.) By stirring sugar into the tea you are using the tea as a catalyst in that it "hydrates" the crystal and causes it's chemical structure to return to the liquid form and be absorbed into the makeup of the tea.
When sugar dissolve in a hot cup of tea is it physical property or chemical property?
solubility
How does stirring make sugar in water dissolve quicker?
Stirring enhances not only sugar dissolving in tea, but the same phenomenon applies every time a solid is dissolved in a solvent (the liquid phase). Let's look at what happens if a sugar crystal dissolves in tea: The sugar molecules leave the crystal and enter into the tea surrounding it. After some time you have a high concentration of sugar molecules just next to the remaining crystal. Now we have to consider another effect: The tea (or any solvent for that matter) can only accommodate a certain amount of molecules being dissolved in it (in our case the sugar). When the limit is reached there is no space (simply put) for any more sugar molecules left. Stirring removes the sugar molecules next to the remaining sugar crystal by distributing them in the rest of the tea, so that now there is new space for additional sugar molecules to exit from the crystal into the tea. Without stirring, the sugar molecules also get distributed through your whole cup of tea, by a process called diffusion, but this is much slower than simply stirring the tea.
Sugar is added to tea to make sweet tea In chemical terms the sugar is the?
solute.
Sugar will dissolve more quickly in iced tea if you stir it because stirring?
helps the solute to diffuse.
Is stirring sugar into a cup of tea a physical or chemical change?
It is a chemical change. Table Sugar is the crystallized form of liquid Sucrose(also simply known as, Sugar.) By stirring sugar into the tea you are using the tea as a catalyst in that it "hydrates" the crystal and causes it's chemical structure to return to the liquid form and be absorbed into the makeup of the tea.
Why do you sir ths sugar in a cup of tea?
Stirring makes it faster for the sugar to completely dissolve in the tea.
Is dissolving sugar in a cup of tea a chemical reaction?
no
How use chemical energy?
chemical energy is used in different ways such as stirring sugar into tea and stuff like that!If proud of what i learn't what do u think??
How is chemical energy used?
chemical energy is used in different ways such as stirring sugar into tea and stuff like that!If proud of what i learn't what do u think??
When sugar dissolve in a hot cup of tea is it physical property or chemical property?
solubility
How does stirring make sugar in water dissolve quicker?
Stirring enhances not only sugar dissolving in tea, but the same phenomenon applies every time a solid is dissolved in a solvent (the liquid phase). Let's look at what happens if a sugar crystal dissolves in tea: The sugar molecules leave the crystal and enter into the tea surrounding it. After some time you have a high concentration of sugar molecules just next to the remaining crystal. Now we have to consider another effect: The tea (or any solvent for that matter) can only accommodate a certain amount of molecules being dissolved in it (in our case the sugar). When the limit is reached there is no space (simply put) for any more sugar molecules left. Stirring removes the sugar molecules next to the remaining sugar crystal by distributing them in the rest of the tea, so that now there is new space for additional sugar molecules to exit from the crystal into the tea. Without stirring, the sugar molecules also get distributed through your whole cup of tea, by a process called diffusion, but this is much slower than simply stirring the tea.
If sugar is put into a cup of tea it will?
Dissolve... mixing with the tea.
Sugar is added to tea to make sweet tea In chemical terms the sugar is the?
solute.
What is the mass of a cup of tea when you add sugar?
Yes. The mass is preserved in a chemical reaction. In other words, the tea will weigh more when sugar is added to it, and the final mass will be exactly as much as the mass of the tea without sugar plus the mass of the sugar alone.
Is adding sugar to tea a chemical or physical change?
Yes it is a physical change. When the sugar is dissolved in the tea, the sugar retains its property of sweetness. And you could let the tea evaporate and you would have the original sugar left in the container.
Is dissolving sugar in a cup of tea reversible?
no
