Sulfuric Acid And Sugar

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Sugar (a carbohydrate) is dehrydrated with concentrated sulfuric acid. Since a carbohydrate was once considered just hydrated carbon, if you remove the water, carbon would be left over. The acid rips the water out of the sugar and the heat generated by this reaction causes the water to turn to steam. A black mass of carbon is produced.

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HOLY SHIT
THAT LOOKED LIKE ME TAKING A SHIT....
By F9zRazor 1176691344 Reply Spam [+9] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3902310~~
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- Oh, really?
  So you take s**ts upside down? You're a sick individual
  By uber_gabzz 1206327156 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~4259214~~
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our teacher
did this as demonstration for us in our chemistry class. Everything was the same except the black stuff went straight up about 10 inches
By rcsucka 1170749941 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~4055422~~
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It curved to the right. Thats some conservative sugar...
By Rugburn 1170631014 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~2013864~~
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  because it's large and black is it also conservative?
  By funkengruven 1176838573 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~5072973~~
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OH BETTER THEN
JUST TURN THAT THING OVER.
By F9zRazor 1176846922 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3902310~~
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YES
I DO ROFL!!
By F9zRazor 1176846887 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3902310~~
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Old Saying
Once you go Black you get burnt
By bigchris16 1213172530 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~8597362~~
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alright thanks
as above
By Bazil stagg drummond 1206056385 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7386351~~
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hihihi
that was one hemical poo , or he arized a demon to our world :X
By azotyp1 1201001799 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3620221~~
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errmm...
just a question, can you eat it or no? just a question, please respond
By Bazil stagg drummond 1200021163 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7386351~~
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  no, you cant eat it. the sulfuric acid still lingers in side the black stuff [carbon]
  
  what happened was that the sulfuric acid broke bonds between the sugar molecules so that the C12H22O11 separates and the H and O turn to H2O and Carbon is the black stuff.
  
  Maybe in a couple years you can eat it after teh sulfuric acid dries up but if you eat carbon youll just end up shitting it out.
  
  its the same as eating the black stuff on the tailpipe of your car
  By stewiesimpson 1205469146 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7106847~~
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It grows, it grows!
could something be added as a colorant instead of black?

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  yes. take the black shit. put intesne heat and pressure until it turns to diamond. then add various metas such as Cu(II)Cl2.2H2O to make it green blue!!
  By stewiesimpson 1205469326 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7106847~~
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well
I liked more experiment with chromium, called pharaon's snakes...I'd say it's safer cuz there is no acid used. (for those who know I'd like to see it again, as I have no longer acces to labs:( )
By Pao314 1182010928 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~1267011~~
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AHHHH!!!
ERECTION!!!!
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Love Science
Wish I had a teacher as devoted to science as kent here. If we had more students in exploration and discovery we'd have a better world...
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Not bad
If you want to see a big bang (M-80) then click on my name below, and go to my (how to make a M-80) vid, tells you every thing you need to wake up the Neighborhood. Enjoy!
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