When I dissolve sugar in my cup of tea/coffee, does it become a liquid? When I dissolve sugar in my cup of tea/coffee, does the sugar go from being a solid to being a liquid?



Related: https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/5562/what-keeps-the-sugar-suspended-in-the-tea
When the sugar dissolves, it is broken up into individual particles; each molecule is surrounded by water molecules. Essentially, you are trying to decide if a single molecule is a solid or liquid when dissolve. 

The best fit is a liquid since the molecules are free to move independently and will take on the shape of the container.