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Sugar is a carbohydrate ... a molecule with an empirical formula of the form Cx(H2O)y.

Sulfuric acid is a strong desiccating agent; it 'pulls' water out of the sugar, leaving behind just the carbon.

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Sugars are mildly hydrolyzed with dilute acid to form glucose and fructose, since it absorbs water molecule , so reaction is known as Hydrolysis.

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A black mass called the, "Carbon Snake" appears....(VERY DANGEROUS...WARNING)

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You get dilute sulphuric acid.

A point to note though, concentrated acids are dehydrating agents.

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makes it not so sweet

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