A small child watches you as you stir a spoonful of sugar into a glass of clear lemon-flavored drink. The child believes the sugar went away because it seemed to disappear. How would you explain to the child what happened to the sugar, and how could you show her that you can get the sugar back?

Question

rogue · Answer

The sugar dissolved in the water. In order to get the sugar back, you can let the water evaporate and the sugar would be left as residue.