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sugar C6h12O6 , it have many elements

edit: The reason that it is a molecular compound, rather than an ionic compound, is that it contains only non-metal elements; carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Also the formula for sugar(sucrose) is C12H22O11.

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Sugar is made of more than one element, so it is a compound.

Table sugar, sucrose, contains C, H, O and has the molecular formula C12H22O11

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Two or more elements always present in constant proportions to one another by mass or by numbers of atoms.

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the reason is because it grows out of the ground

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because it is made up of different elements, namely carbon, oxygen and hydrogen

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