Sugar and Sulfuric Acid

Tags:: Science Chemistry Demonstrations Experiments Sugar Sucrose Sulfuric Acid Dehydration Acids Reaction Carbon Steam

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By: thirstforscience
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Updated: 13-Apr-09
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Sulfuric acid is added to sugar. The acid dehydrates the sugar and results in a large tower of carbon. Water is also released in the form of steam.

C12H22O11 --> 12C + 11H2O

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Sugar and Sulfuric Acid

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cool
now convert that carbon into a diamond.
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- I would love to...
  ...If only I could!
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dude
theres a F**king skull there!! on the right side when it grows out the glass or something....... :D
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equation is wrong
in the equation SO2 is missing...
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An alternative to...
VIAGRA!
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Evolution
Maybe that's how reptiles came to be! Lol! (NOT!)
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Questions???
How long since the acid is added to the sugar does it take to form the tower of carbon and how much acid is added to how much sugar to form this?
Cool experiment. If only I had known this I wouldn´t have failed Chem.
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- Volume and Time
  The exact amount of sulfuric acid is not very important. I just cover the sugar until the layer of acid on top is a cm or two deep.
  
  The time to for the reaction to start is about 3 mins, but once it starts it grows as fast as shown on the video.
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Amazing
I love it.
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Neat
entertaining little experiment
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