Compounds such as alcohol and glucose also contain hydrogen but are not categorised as acids.
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These do not ionise to give hydrogen ions (H⁺). Therefore, these are not regarded as acids. Since these do not ionise, they do not conduct electricity.
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Those compound which do not show acidic characteristics even when hydrogen is present in them are covalent compounds. They do not dissociate themselves into hydrogen ions, so, they don't conduct electricity.
The hydrogen-containing compounds which DO conduct electricity i.e. show acidic property dissociate themselves into Hydronium ions (H3O-). They are generally ionic compounds.
Alcohol and glucose fall into the first category i.e. are covalent compounds which contain hydrogen but do not show acidic characteristics. Therefore, they are not categorised into acids.
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