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Glucose molecule reacts with X number of molecules of phenyl hydrazine to yield osazone. The value of X is:

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Glucose first reacts with phenyl hydrazine giving phenylhydrazone. Then the adjacent CHOH group is oxidized by a 2nd phenyl hydrazine molecule and itself is reduced to aniline. The resulting carbonyl group reacts with 3rd phenyl hydrazine molecule giving osazone.

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