Monosaccharides on reduction in the presence of hydrogen and platinum give corresponding ______.

alcohol

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acid

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alditol

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is B alditol
monosaccharides on reduction in presence of $H_{2} / P t$ or $N a B H_{4}$ give corresponding alditol. During the reduction, the aldehydic group of the monosaccharide gets converted into alcohol.

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