Sugar (commonly sucrose, C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁) is made up of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen atoms chemically combined in a fixed ratio. Therefore, sugar is a compound. Air is a mixture of gases like nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, etc. Milk is a complex mixture of water, fats, proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, etc. Tea is an aqueous mixture containing compounds extracted from tea leaves.
Which one among the following substances is a compound ?
Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2023 · Topic: Inorganic Chemistry (Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure)
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