Name the products formed when hot and concentrated sulphuric acid reacts with the following:
(c) Sugar

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Solution

When sulphuric acid reacts with sugar ( $C_{12} H_{22} O_{11}$ ) it forms black spongy mass of carbon.
$C_{12} H_{22} O_{11} conc. H_{2} S O_{4} ⟶ 11 C + 12 H_{2} O$
Cane Sugar Sugar
Charcoal

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