2007-09-20 18:38:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
NO!! it's sucrose, a disaccharide --clearly NOT an ionic compound -- but a covalent compound with the molecular formula C12H22O11.
see this article for additional details:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucrose
2007-09-20 20:37:09 · answer #1 · answered by HansThane 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sugar contains C carbon which makes that it is not an ionic compound
2007-09-21 02:29:30 · answer #2 · answered by Ricky 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sugars are basically compounds of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen.
They are organic compounds, which tend to be covalently-bonded.
2007-09-24 17:27:32 · answer #3 · answered by farrah_tahar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. sugar is not an ionic compound, but salt is. you can pass an electrical current through salt water.
2007-09-20 19:00:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, sugar is a covalent compound because when dissolved in water it does not conduct electricity.
2007-09-20 18:54:35 · answer #5 · answered by Stephunkanie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Sugar solution is not an electrolyte.
2007-09-20 18:46:39 · answer #6 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋