Glucose is oxidised by nitric acid and produce

sorbitol

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saccharic acid

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glucocyanohydrin

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gluconic acid

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The correct option is B saccharic acid
Glucose is oxidized by nitric acid and it forms a dicarboxylic acid i.e., saccharic acid.
This suggest the presence of primary alcoholic group i.e. $(- O H)$ group in glucose.

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Q. Write the structure of the product obtained when glucose is oxidised with nitric acid.

Q. Glucose is not oxidised to gluconic acid by:

Q. Glucose is oxidized by nitric acid to give :

Which of the following reactions of glucose can be explained only by its cyclic structure?
(a) Glucose forms pentaacetate
(b) Blucose reacts with hydoxylamine to form an oxime
(c) Pentaacetate of glucose does not reach with hydroxyl amine
(d) Glucose is oxidised by nitric acid to gluconic acid

Q. Among the halogens, the one which is oxidised by nitric acid is:

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Glucose is oxidised by nitric acid and produce

The correct option is B saccharic acidGlucose is oxidized by nitric acid and it forms a dicarboxylic acid i.e., saccharic acid. This suggest the presence of primary alcoholic group i.e. (−OH) group in glucose.

The correct option is B saccharic acid
Glucose is oxidized by nitric acid and it forms a dicarboxylic acid i.e., saccharic acid.
This suggest the presence of primary alcoholic group i.e. $(- O H)$ group in glucose.