3 Simple Ways to
Share What You Make

With Instructables you can share what you make with the world — and tap into an ever-growing community of creative experts.

PhotosPhotos

Share one or more photos of a project, recipe, or whatever you've made, quickly and easily.

Step by StepStep-By-Step

Share your step-by-step photos with text instructions of what you made so others can do it too!

VideoVideo

Share your how-to video. You'll need your embed code from a video site such as YouTube.

Dehydration of sugar by conc. Sulfuric acid

video Dehydration of sugar by conc. Sulfuric acid
It is very common reaction which demonstrates the dehydrating and oxidizing properties of conc. Sulfuric acid. Sugar is first dehydrated to elemental Carbon and steam, Carbon is further oxidized to Carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide also produced by reduction of SO4 2-.

Watch more at http://www.youtube.com/cforchemistry

Digg:http://digg.com/d318ynZ

Music: Monkoto by Kevin MacLeod @ incompetech.com
Licensed under Creative Commons "Attribution 3.0"
4 comments
Sep 27, 2009. 10:04 AMProject_Nightmare says:
One of the most common chemistry experiments done in a classroom. I see this all the time on the web and tv, and you will see this reaching done if you take chemistry.
Sep 30, 2009. 5:09 PMProject_Nightmare says:
My teacher did it when I was in high school chemistry.
Sep 28, 2009. 1:21 AMwestfw says:
BTW, I as pleased to discover that this works with "drain cleaner" sulfuric acid (not all drain cleaner is sulfuric acid, and the stuff I bought is no where near as pure as the acid used here. But it DID work...)

Pro

Get More Out of Instructables

Already have an Account?

close

All Steps Viewing
View all steps of an Instructable on the same page when you're a Pro Member.

Upgrade to Pro today!
17
Followers
12
Author:cforchemistry(C for Chemistry Channel)