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Describe one way to prove a mixture of sugar water is a solution but not a mixture of sand and water

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the sugar water mixture is a solution because the mixture formed is homogeneous, meaning the mixture created is single phase. the sugar that is solute is dissolved in the water that is the solvent. while the sand and water is not a solution because the sand will not dissolve in water
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