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CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2023

Complete hydrolysis of DNA does not yield

  1. A Phosphoric acid
  2. B Pentose sugar
  3. C Nitrogen containing compound
  4. D Secondary alcohol
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(D) Secondary alcohol

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The complete hydrolysis of DNA yields phosphoric acid, a pentose sugar (deoxyribose), and nitrogen-containing compounds (nitrogenous bases). Deoxyribose contains hydroxyl groups, including a secondary alcohol group at C3 and a primary alcohol group at C5. However, "secondary…