What is the main chemical component of white sugar (refined sugar) and what percentage of white sugar (refined sugar) is this component?
2006-08-13 00:39:37 · 6 answers · asked by abcdefg 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Sucrose (common name: table sugar, also called saccharose) is a disaccharide (glucose + fructose) with the molecular formula C12H22O11. Its systematic name is β-D-fructofuranosyl α-D-glucopyranoside. It is best known for its role in human nutrition.
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Pure sucrose is most often prepared as a fine, colorless, odorless crystalline powder with a pleasing, sweet taste. Large crystals are sometimes precipitated from water solutions of sucrose onto a string (or other nucleation surface) to form rock candy, a confection.
Like other carbohydrates, sucrose has a hydrogen to oxygen ratio of 2:1. It consists of two monosaccharides, α-glucose and fructose, joined by a glycosidic bond between carbon atom 1 of the glucose unit and carbon atom 2 of the fructose unit.
Sucrose melts and decomposes at 186°C to form caramel, and when burnt produces carbon dioxide and water.
2006-08-13 00:43:54 · answer #1 · answered by DanE 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sucrose
2006-08-13 00:41:03 · answer #2 · answered by Mrknowitall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The formula for sugar is C12 H22 O11. Lotsa luck!!
2006-08-13 00:47:23 · answer #3 · answered by Scabius Fretful 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sucrose.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucrose will give you all the details you'd ever want or need.
2006-08-13 00:46:33 · answer #4 · answered by Wicked Mickey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sucrose
2006-08-13 00:46:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sucrose or c12h22o11
2006-08-13 02:23:44 · answer #6 · answered by keerthan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋