Question

Sugar charcoal consists of a lot of carbon compounds as impurities. State whether true or false. If false give reasons

Answer 1

Sugar charcoal is one of the purest forms of amorphous carbon.

It is prepared by two methods, destructive distillation of sugar and dehydration of sugar with conc. sulphuric acid.

It is said to be very pure with least impurities.

This form of carbon is used also used for preparation of artificial diamonds.

Answer 2

The correct answer is false.

Sugar charcoal is produced by the process of destructive distillation.

The substrate is cane sugar, which is dehydrated with the help of concentrated sulfuric acid, thus leaving behind a black residue( carbon residue).

It is therefore the most pure version of amorphous carbon, and contains almost no impurities.