In making your morning tea,you drop a sugar cube into some hot water.You stir the mixture but no longer see the sugar cube at the bottom of your mug.Based on your observation of sugar dissolving in hot water,you properly conclude that the sugar is
A)hydrophobic.
B)nonpolar.
C)hydrophilic.
D)inert.

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The sugar cube dissolved in hot water, which indicates that it is hydrophilic, meaning it has an affinity for water and can dissolve in it. Hydrophobic substances repel water and would not dissolve in it. Nonpolar and inert do not accurately describe the sugar's behavior in this situation.

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