NaiGe Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 why is salt more effective than sugar in lowering water activity? All the webby kept saying that salt have higher water binding capacity.. but doesn't states why.. I've been searching the net for like an hr. cause a+ binds to 6 H20 and Cl- binds with 5.. and they are ionic bond... that's what i find out only.. but how to compare with sucrose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermanntrude Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 think about the amount of charge on NaCl and the sizes of the ions, then try the same with sucrose. Look up charge density. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkshade Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 .. and they are ionic bond... and which is different from the bond existing in sucrose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 There are a lot more ions in a gram of salt than molecules in a gram of sugar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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