Charring of sugar in concentrated sulphuric acid is due to
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Sulphuric acid is an strong dehydrating agent so it removes water from a substance with which it reacts. When sulphuric acid is added to carbohydrates and sugar, it removes hydrogen and oxygen from them and leave behind carbon which looks like burnt sugar that is brown in colour.
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