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Which one of these is a compound?
A
Helium
B
Sugar
C
Carbon
D
Monotheism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sugar-Sugar is a molecule which has carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms as its constituent elements, its chemical formula is C6H12O6, hence, it contains more than one type of atoms and is a compound .

Detailed explanation-2: -The white stuff we know as sugar is sucrose, a molecule composed of 12 atoms of carbon, 22 atoms of hydrogen, and 11 atoms of oxygen (C12H22O11). Like all compounds made from these three elements, sugar is a carbohydrate.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sugar is a compound because it’s composition is fixed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sugar is a compound that is formed by a combination of three atoms: carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Since these three atoms are chemically joined with each other thus they form a compound in nature.

Detailed explanation-5: -Glucose, also known as D-glucose or dextrose, is a member of the class of compounds known as hexoses. Hexoses are monosaccharides in which the sugar unit is a is a six-carbon containing moiety.

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