Question

Explain why when sugar is heated it does not boil but rather breaks down into carbon and water?

Answer 1

Explanation:

DUE TO WEAK INTERMOLECULAR FORCES.

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Answer 2

When sugar is heated, it does not boil but rather breaks down into carbon and water due to the weak intermolecular forces.

- The sugar molecules are held together by weak London forces.

- So, when we heat sugar strongly, it does not boil.

- Instead, it breaks down into its constituent atoms due to weak intermolecular forces.

- This is the reason upon heating, a chemical reaction takes place and we get a dark coloured mass left behind.