Is sugar a polar or nonpolar substance?
Whether sugar is a polar molecule or non-polar molecule
Answer to Problem 15RQ
Sugar is polar molecule.
Explanation of Solution
Sugar is made up of millions of sucrose molecules. Sucrose is disaccharide formed by a glucose and a fructose molecule linked by glycosidic linkage. Sucrose is a polar compound because it contains numerous free hydroxy groups (OH) which makes it polar in nature. The
Conclusion:
Therefore, Sugar is a polar molecule.
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