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Sweet Science

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Explore the chemistry behind fluffy marshmallows, popping candy, silky fudge, cool-tasting sweeteners, and other sweet surprises.

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  1. Which two simple sugars are chemically joined in sucrose, ordinary table sugar?
  2. What gives a typical marshmallow much of its fluffy volume?
  3. What directly makes popping candy crackle as it dissolves in your mouth?

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