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Sugar is made up of clear, colorless crystals that dissolve easily in water, but the crystals and their solution do not conduct electricity. Which statement describes sugar?

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Option B) Sugar is made up of atoms that are held together by covalent bonds.

Step-by-step explanation:

Metallic bonds are only for metals and they do not dissolve in water.

Weak and strong ionic bonds produce solutions with ions that conduct electricity.

Then sugar has to be consituted by covalent bonds, which do not produce ions and do not conduct electricity.

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Answer:

It is made up of atoms that are held together by covalent bonds.

Step-by-step explanation:

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