Chemicals
TopGeneral Information
Table sugar is also known as saccharose or sucrose and it is a disaccharide. It can be obtained for instance from: sugar beets, sugar cane or sugar palm, through the means of refining. Crystallization is the most important step in this proces; it takes away water and polutions.[1]
TopChemical & Physical Information
| Trivial name | Table sugar |
| Chemical name | Sucrose |
| Other names | Saccharose (EN), kristalsuiker (NL,BE) |
| Type of chemical | Molecule |
| Chemical formula | C12H22O11 |
| CAS number | 57-50-1 |
| Density | 1.587 g·cm-3 |
| Molar mass | 342.30 g·mol-1 |
| Melting point | 186 °C (decomposition) |
| Boiling point | - |
| Soluble | In water |
| Solubility (water, 20 °C) | 2040 g·L-1  |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic |
| Appearance | White crystalline solid |
| Colour | White |
| Safety summary | Safe |
| Safety data | MSDS |
| Storage | Dry |
| Extra | Important food additive |
Photos
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Sources
[1] Wikipedia
[2] Specimen from my personal collection, photo taken by me.
[3] Mullin J.W. - Crystallization, 2001
