Under which conditions will sugar most likely dissolve fastest in a cup of water?

Sugar dissolves faster when the water is warmer, when the mixture is stirred, and when the sugar has smaller particles with more exposed surface area. Sugar crystals stirred in water at 15°C combine all three advantages compared with a sugar cube or colder, unstirred water. Therefore, sugar crystals with stirring at 15°C dissolve fastest.

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