Complete hydrolysis of cellulose gives:

D-fructose

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D-ribose

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D-glucose

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L-glucose

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Solution

The correct option is C D-glucose
Cellulose is a straight chain polysaccharide composed of D-glucose units which are joined by β-glycosidic linkages.

Hence, cellulose on hydrolysis produces only D-glucose units.

Option C is correct.

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Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. The formula of cellulose is (

C_{6} H_{10} O_{5}

)

_{n}

II. The formula of sucrose, maltose and lactose is

C_{12} H_{22} O_{11}

III.The formula of Glucose, Fructose and Ribose is

C_{6} H_{12} O_{6}

IV. The formula of Fructose of

C_{6} H_{12} O_{6}

Q. (+)-Sucrose has a specific rotation of +66.5, while D-(+)-glucose and D-(-)-fructose have specific rotations of +52.5 and -92.4 respectively. After complete hydrolysis of (+)-sucrose by dilute acid, what will be the specific rotation of the hydrolysis product, called invert sugar [a 1 : 1 mixture of D-(+)-glucose and D-(-)-fructose] ?

Sucrose (can Sugaro) is a disaccharide. One molecule of sucrose on hydrolysis gives............ .
(a) 2 molecules of glucose
(b) 2 molecules of glucose + 1 molecule of fructose
(c) 1 molecule of clucose + 1 molecule of fructose
(d) 2 molecules of fructose

Q. (+)-Sucrose has a specific rotation of +66.5, while D-(+)-glucose and D-(-)-fructose have specific rotations of +52.5 and -92.4 respectively. After complete hydrolysis of (+)-sucrose by dilute acid, the specific rotation of the hydrolysis product, called invert sugar [a 1 : 1 mixture of D-(+)-glucose and D-(-)-fructose] is

- x

.
the nearest integer value of

x

is:

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Complete hydrolysis of cellulose gives:

The correct option is C D-glucose Cellulose is a straight chain polysaccharide composed of D-glucose units which are joined by β-glycosidic linkages. Hence, cellulose on hydrolysis produces only D-glucose units.Option C is correct.

The correct option is C D-glucose
Cellulose is a straight chain polysaccharide composed of D-glucose units which are joined by β-glycosidic linkages.

Hence, cellulose on hydrolysis produces only D-glucose units.

Option C is correct.