Question

Sugar forms when carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen combine in a specific ratio. From what you know about elements and the periodic table, what is true about the bonding in sugar?

Answer 1

B. The bonds in the compound are covalent

Step-by-step explanation

The carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen that combine in a specific ratio to form the sugar are nonmetals. From what was learned about elements and the periodic table, nonmetals form covalent bonds among themselves to form compounds.

So what is true about the bonding in sugar is:

B. The bonds in the compound are covalent.