Starch undergoes hydrolysis in presence of mineral acids to form:

glucose

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fructose

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maltose

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sucrose

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Solution

The correct option is A glucose
Starch undergoes hydrolysis in presence of mineral acids to form glucose.
$(C_{6} H_{12} O_{5})_{n} \begin{matrix} s t a r c h o r c e l l u l o s e \end{matrix} + n H_{2} O H^{+} - ---- \to \begin{matrix} 393 K 2 - 3 b a r s \end{matrix} n C_{6} H_{12} O_{6} g l u c o s e$

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