how does sugar concentration affect the viscosity of water???

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anonymous · Answer

directly proportional
more the sugar more the viscosity

s3a · Answer

I don't know this stuff for sure but, using my "scientific common sense" along with A.Avinash_Goutham's answer, this can be made intuitive by thinking about honey.

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

can be linear or exponential
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2. Chirife, J. and Buera, M. P. A simple model for predicting the viscosity of sugar and ligosaccharide solutions. Journal of Food Engineering. USA 33, 221–226. (1997).

dean.shyy · Answer

Sugar concentration should actually increase water viscosity. Think of honey versus water.