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Glucose (sucrose and other carbohydrates) are rapidly dehydrated to carbon with concentrated sulfuric acid.

  +  
H2SO4
         
6
C
  +  
6
H2O
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D-(+) Glucose     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sulfuric acid Dehydration agent    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Carbon     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Dehydration

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