Sucrose (cane sugar) is a disaccharide. One molecule of sucrose on hydrolysis gives:
A
2 molecules of glucose
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B
2 molecules of glucose + 1 molecule of fructose
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C
1 molecule of glucose + 1 molecule of fructose
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D
2 molecules of fructose
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Solution
The correct option is A 1 molecule of glucose + 1 molecule of fructose Sucrose is a disaccharide which is made by a condensation reaction of one molecule of glucose and fructose each.
Thus, sucrose on hydrolysis gives one molecule of glucose and one molecule of fructose.