Question

Heating of sugar decomposes and gives new products, namely

A)Charcoal and steam

B)Charcoal and water

C)Only charcoal

D)None of these

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Answer 1

The decomposition of sugar gives rise to Charcoal and water. Hence option (B)

• While heating sugar, it decomposes to give a dark brownish powdery substance.
• On heating of $C_{12} H_{22} O_{11}$, which is a carbohydrate (hydrate of carbon), it decomposes to charcoal or carbon and gives out water.