Chemical database: 7. Sucrose

Sucrose (C12H22O11) is a organic substance (disaccharide) in form of colorless crystals or white powder (at room temperature). Sucrose is soluble in water. Density = 1.587 g/cm3. Melting point = 186°C. Boiling point = none, because it decomposes when it is heated beyond the melting point. Sucrose is used in food industry for sweetening, in production of some types of plastic, in alcohol production, as a fuel (in combination with oxidants) in solid rocket engines, etc.

Sucrose can be bought, as you alredy know, in any usual store. It costs less than 1€ per kilogram.