Food becomes black when it is overheated due to the presence of:

Calcium

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Carbon

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Hydrogen

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Halogen

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Solution

The correct option is B
Carbon

The food contains carbon so when food is overheated it burns, the carbon inside it undergoes combustion and produces carbon dioxide. The burnt carbon is black in colour.

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