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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Sugars dissolve well in water because of water's ______.

OpenStudy (aaronq):

The water molecules can form energetically favoured clathrates around the carbohydrates due to their polar nature and ability to hydrogen bond to the hydroxyls (on the sugar.)

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