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MHT CET · Chemistry · Biomolecules

When one mole of lactose is hydrolysed, the hydrolysate contains

  1. A \(1 \cdot 0\) mol Galactose \(+1 \cdot 0\) mol Glucose
  2. B \(1 \cdot 0\) mol Glucose \(+2 \cdot 0\) mol Galactose
  3. C \(1 \cdot 0\) mol Glucose \(+1 \cdot 0\) mol Fructose
  4. D \(2 \cdot 0\) mol Glucose
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(A) \(1 \cdot 0\) mol Galactose \(+1 \cdot 0\) mol Glucose

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Lactose on hydrolysis in presence of an acid or enzyme lactase gives one molecule each of glucose and galactose.