2007-02-22 12:18:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Of course there will be a chemical reaction.
It's just that you will likely only be able to observe it by taste and seeing the heat melt the sugar.
That is how peanut brittle is made...heating sugar until it forms a thick syrup. That in itself is a chemical reaction; turning a solid into a liquid.
Salt only burns when you try to heat it, but added to the sugar it will dilute and mix itself into the sugar syrup.
Oh, and it will taste like crap, and stink up the kitchen.
2007-02-22 12:24:30 · answer #1 · answered by gordios_thomas_icxc 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Salt is interesting if you put it in a pan with high heat. It sits for a while then it turns brown. It them steams a bit, leaving a very bad smell. After a while, it burns away leaving a brown spot.
Sugar just caramelizes and after a while it burns away.
However, sodium, pure sodium, is a very reaction component. This isn't table salt but salt in its most pure state. If you put sodium in water, it causes sparks and fire. Of course, im not sure what happens if you burn it.
2007-02-22 12:26:45 · answer #2 · answered by tenacious_d2008 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no and no nothing the salt sits there as the sugar melts. At higher tempetures the sugar burns off
2007-02-22 12:22:23 · answer #3 · answered by walter_b_marvin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Salt (NaCl) is essentially inert and doesn't react with most things, even if you heat it. However, heating the sugar may cause it to decompose or burn.
2007-02-22 12:24:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
2007-02-22 12:28:26 · answer #5 · answered by zombi86 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋