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If a cube of table sugar, which is made of sucrose, $\mathrm{C}_{12} \mathrm{H}_{22} \mathrm{O}_{11},$ is added to concentrated sulfuric acid, the acid "dehydrates" the sugar, removing the hydrogen and oxygen from it and leaving behind a lump of carbon. What percentage of the initial mass of sugar is carbon?

Name: If a cube of table sugar, which is made of sucrose, C12H22O11, is added to concentrated sulfuric acid, the acid "dehydrates" the sugar, removing the hydrogen and oxygen from it and leaving behind a lump of carbon. What percentage of the initial mass of sugar is carbon?
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Description: If a cube of table sugar, which is made of sucrose, C12H22O11, is added to concentrated sulfuric acid, the acid "dehydrates" the sugar, removing the hydrogen and oxygen from it and leaving behind a lump of carbon. What percentage of the initial mass of sugar is carbon?

          If a cube of table sugar, which is made of sucrose, $\mathrm{C}_{12} \mathrm{H}_{22} \mathrm{O}_{11},$ is added to concentrated sulfuric acid, the acid "dehydrates" the sugar, removing the hydrogen and oxygen from it and leaving behind a lump of carbon. What percentage of the initial mass of sugar is carbon?

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Chemistry: Structure and Properties

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01 g/mol - Hydrogen (H): approximately 1.008 g/mol - Oxygen (O): approximately 16.00 g/mol Show more…

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If a cube of table sugar, which is made of sucrose, $\mathrm{C}_{12} \mathrm{H}_{22} \mathrm{O}_{11},$ is added to concentrated sulfuric acid, the acid "dehydrates" the sugar, removing the hydrogen and oxygen from it and leaving behind a lump of carbon. What percentage of the initial mass of sugar is carbon?