Multiple choice

__________ is used to decolourise raw sugar.

  1. Animal charcoal

  2. Sugar charcoal

  3. Coconut charcoal

  4. Wood charcoal
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Explanation

Wood charcoal is used to decolorize raw sugar through the process of adsorption where impurities stick to the porous charcoal surface. The activated carbon in wood charcoal has a massive surface area that traps colored compounds. This process filters out the brown color from raw sugar juice, producing the white refined sugar we commonly use.

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