AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
Glucose solution does not conduct electricity, which means it does not produce ions in solution. This tells us that glucose does not dissociate into H⁺ ions in water. Therefore, although glucose contains hydrogen, it is not an acid — the presence of hydrogen alone does not make a substance acidic.
Source: Chapter 2, Section 2.2 (Activity 2.8)
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The examiner wants two clear points: (1) glucose solution does not conduct electricity → no ions are produced, and (2) therefore glucose is not an acid despite containing hydrogen. This directly addresses the concept that all acids produce H⁺(aq) ions, but glucose does not. Avoid writing a long explanation of how HCl conducts — focus on what the glucose result tells us. These two points together earn both marks.