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Lactose on hydrolysis produces a mixture of:

A
glucose only
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glucose and fructose
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C
glucose and galactose
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fructose and galactose
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Solution

The correct option is B glucose and galactose
Lactose consists of 1 unit of glucose and 1 unit of galactose.

So, hydrolysis of lactose gives glucose and galactose.

Option C is correct.

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