Question

State one test by which sodium chloride can be distinguished from sugar.

Answer 1

1. The test by which sodium chloride can be distinguished from sugar is the electric conductivity test.
2. In this test, sugar and salt are dissolved separately in water in different containers.
3. The container in which sugar is dissolved does not conduct electricity because sugar is bonded covalently.
4. Whereas salts dissolve easily and conduct electricity because they disperse in water in the form of ions.