Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
ISBN 13: 978-0-32180-924-7

Chapter 1 - Sections 1.1-1.8 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 38: 48a

Answer

Chemical change

Work Step by Step

When sugar burns, it reacts with oxygen and undergoes a combustion reaction and converts the sugar to carbon dioxide and water (in the form of gas). This essentially changes the sugar's composition.
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