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because it consists of only one type of molecule and physically sugar can not be separated into two or more components.
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∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoGlucose is a compound - C6H12O6; it cannot be broken down by physical means.
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Sugar or perhaps table sugar is made of two different molecule boned together. These molecules are glucose and fructose. While the two molecules are isomers, they are two different molecules.
Sugar (table sugar or sucrose) is made of two different molecules, therefore not a pure substance.
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