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COMEDK · Chemistry · 30. Biomolecules

Choose the incorrect statement regarding Cellulose.

  1. A It does not reduce Fehling's solution nor Tollen's reagent.
  2. B It is a straight chain polysaccharide made of \(\beta-\mathrm{D}\)-glucose units.
  3. C The \(\beta\)-glycosidic linkages are between \(\mathrm{C_1}\) of one Glucose unit and \(\mathrm{C_5}\) of the next Glucose unit.
  4. D On heating with dil. \(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{SO}_4\) under pressure, Cellulose gets hydrolysed to D-Glucose.
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(C) The \(\beta\)-glycosidic linkages are between \(\mathrm{C_1}\) of one Glucose unit and \(\mathrm{C_5}\) of the next Glucose unit.

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Cellulose is a linear polysaccharide composed of \(\beta\)-D-glucose units linked together by \(\beta\)-glycosidic linkages. The \(\beta\)-glycosidic linkage in cellulose occurs between the \(\mathrm{C_1}\) carbon of one \(\beta\)-D-glucose unit and the \(\mathrm{C_4}\) carbon…
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