One of the main functions of chondroitin sulfate, a glycosaminoglycan, is to act as a lubrican in skeletal joints by creating a gel-like medium that is resilient to friction and shock. this function is attributed to a distinctive property of chondrotin sulfate, where the volume occupied by the molecule is much greater in solution than in the ehydrated solid. select the statements that describe the characteristics of glycosaminoglycans that allow chondrotin sulfate to occupy a much larger volume in chondroitin sulfate consists of several thousand repeats of the dissacharide subunits that trap a large number of water molecules. this increases the molecular volume of the in solution, the highly branched structure of chondroitin sulfate froms a gel-like matrix that interacts with numerous water molecules. this increases the molecular volume of the in solution, chondroitin sulfate molecules form double helicies that associate with one another and trap a larger number of water molecules. this increases the molecular volume of the chondroitin sulfate has a high density of negative charges. to ensure adequate separation of negatively charged groups, chondroitin sulfate adopts an extended rod-like structure that increases its molecular volume in the highly polar nature of chondroitin sulfate attracts numerous water molecules. non-covalent interactions with a large number of water molecules increases its molecular volume.