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You are provided with a fine white colou...

You are provided with a fine white coloured powder which is either sugar or salt. How would you identify it without testing?

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Dissolve both sugar or slat separately in water taken in two glass bcakers. Pass electric current through both. In case, solution is conducing it represents a salt dissolved in water. If it fails to conduct electricity, it represents a sugar solution.
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