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Sucrose (+) on hydrolysis gives a mixture of D-(+) glucose, [α]D=52.7o and D-() fructose = 92.4, known as invert sugar. Calculate the rotation of mixture, i.e., invert sugar :

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19.9o
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+19.9o
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21.4o
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+21.4o
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Solution

The correct option is A 19.9o
We know that 1 mole of sucrose yields 1 mole of glucose and 1 mole of fructose. Hence, the specific rotation of mixture will be one half of the sum of the specific rotation of the two monosaccharides.
[α]D of invert sugar 12[52.7o+(92.4o)]=19.9o

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