When concentrated sulfuric acid is poured onto a sample of common table sugar (sucrose), the sugar turns black and swells up. What process is occurring?
Q1. When concentrated sulfuric acid is poured onto a sample of common table sugar (sucrose), the sugar turns black and swells up. What process is occurring?
Answer: Dehydration of sucrose to carbon
Explanation: Concentrated H2SO4 acts as a powerful dehydrating agent, removing water elements from sucrose and leaving behind a porous mass of black carbon.