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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? it is made up of atoms that are held together by metallic bonds. it is made up of atoms that are held together by covalent bonds. it is made up of atoms that are held together by weak ionic bonds. it is made up of atoms that are held together by strong ionic bonds.
Covalent - bonded substances like sugar don't conduct electricity as they don't form ions in solution. Ionic - bonded substances conduct due to ion presence, and metallic bonds are in metals which is not the case for sugar.
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It is made up of atoms that are held together by covalent bonds.