One of the steps during refining of cane sugar consists of addition ofhydrated lime to the sugar syrup followed by carbonation of the resulting

solution. The purpose of this step is to

(A) Adjust the pH of the syrup

(B) Remove the coloring matter from the syrup

(C) Reduce the viscosity of the syrup

(D) Improve the rate of crystallisation of sugar

1 Answer

Answer :

(A) Adjust the pH of the syrup

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