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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · Polymers

From the following, the correct statements about polysaccharides are (I) Starch is a polymer of \(\alpha-\mathrm{D}(+)\)-glucose (II) Amylose component of starch is not soluble in water. (III)Amylose is a branched chain polymer of \(\alpha-\mathrm{D}(+)-\) glucose. (IV) Cellulose is a straight chain polymer of \(\beta-\mathrm{D}(+)\) glucose units

  1. A I \& IV only
  2. B II \& III only
  3. C II \& IV only
  4. D I \& III only
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(A) I \& IV only

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Starch is a polymer of \(\alpha-\mathrm{D}(+)\)-glucose. Amylose is a water soluble component which constitutes about 15 \(20 \%\) of starch. Chemically, amylose is a long unbranched chain with 200-100 \(\alpha-\mathrm{D}-(+)\) - glucose units held together by…