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Why is sugar considered an organic compound?​

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Sugar is considerd an organic compound because it consists of carbon.

Step-by-step explanation:

Compounds that contain carbon are called organic compounds. Sugar has the formula
C_1_2 \ H_2_2 \ O_1_1. Every sugar molecule has 12 carbon atoms.

The properties of carbon atom, tetravalence and catenation enable carbon to make compounds with several elements by forming covalent bonds with them.

In a covalent bond an element shares its valence electron with the atoms of the element in the covalent bond. This is why carbon compounds are found in plenty in nature.

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