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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · Biomolecules

The amount of sucrose needed to produce 1 mole of glucose using acid hydrolysis is

  1. A 360 g
  2. B 180 g
  3. C 342 g
  4. D 171 g
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(C) 342 g

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Hydrolysis of sucrose give glucose and fructose. Hydrolysis of sucrose brings about a change in the sign of rotation, from dextro (+) to laevo (–). Hence, Sucrose is called invert sugar.C12H22O11Sucrose + H2O→C6H12O6Glucose+C6H12O6Fructose In the above…