You are provided with a fine white

Question:

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

Solution:

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

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