Could someone explain to me why adding 8 grams of sugar to a liter of water only gets you to a gravity of 1.003. I understand that the sugar takes up some volume, but common sense would suggest that you'd get to somewhere closer to 1.008. Presumably this suggests that table sugar has a dissolved density that is only 1/3rd more than the water itself--it adds 5ml of volume and 8 grams to the mass. Is this surprising to anyone else?
Thanks,
Anthony
Thanks,
Anthony