Question

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

Answer 1

When sulphuric acid reacts with sugar ($C_{12}{H}_{22}{O}_{11}$) it forms black spongy mass of carbon.
$C_{12}{H}_{22}{O}_{11}\stackrel{\text{conc.}{H}_{2}S{O}_4}{⟶}11C+12H_{2}O$
Cane Sugar Sugar
Charcoal