Question

Sugar is an example of hydrocarbon.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

• Hydrocarbons are the chemical compounds in which the carbon atoms are covalently bonded to other carbon atoms with either single, double, or triple bonds along with single covalent bonds with hydrogen atoms.
• The chemical formula of sugar is ${\mathrm{C}}_{12}{\mathrm{H}}_{22}{\mathrm{O}}_{11}$. As it is clear that there is another type of atom i.e. oxygen atom ( O, which is a heteroatom here).
• So, sugar is not a hydrocarbon.
• Thus, the statement sugar is an example of hydrocarbon is false.