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MHT CET · Chemistry · Biomolecules

What is the product obtained when \(\mathrm{Br}_{2}\) water reacts with glucose?

  1. A Gluconic acid
  2. B Saccharic acid
  3. C 1, 6- dibromo glucose
  4. D Bromohexane
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(A) Gluconic acid

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(A)
When glucose is treated with bromine water, it undergoes oxidation, forming gluconic acid. (In this aldehydic group is oxidized to carboxylic acid).