Refined white table sugar is usually derived from either sugar cane or sugar beets.Irrespective of the source of table sugar,after refining it always has the same composition of carbon,hydrogen and oxygen.Sugar is best classified as which one of the following?

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Sugar is a compound because it is composed of two or more different elements (carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen) chemically bonded together in a fixed ratio, and it has distinct properties different from the elements that compose it.

Refined White Table Sugar Is Usually Derived from Either Sugar