A student placed equal volumes of honey and of water in two, identical, open dishes, and left them at room temperature for 8 hours. She observed that the amount of water decreased, but the amount of honey seemed unchanged. Knowing that honey is a highly concentrated solution of sugar in water, which statement should the student make to explain this phenomenon?

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Revolt · Accepted Answer

Honey has a much lower vapor pressure than pure water has. So, pure water evaporates at a much higher rate.

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