Why does sugar (non-polar solute?) dissolve in water (polar solvent)?

Subject: Why does sugar (non-polar solute?) dissolve in water (polar solvent)?

Date: Thu Apr 17 21:59:53 1997
Posted by Mike Geyer
Grade level: teacher/prof
School: No school entered.
City: Cincinnati State/Province: OH
Country: USA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 861332393.Ch

Message:

I know that "like dissolves like" but I can't figure out why water (which is a polar solvent) will dissolve sugar (which I believe is a non-polar solute). I have yet to find a textbook that explains this. All mention that sugar dissolves in water (which we all know) but they also all avoid an explanation of why. Can you help?

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