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Standard XII
Chemistry
Potassium Dichromate
The conversio...
Question
The conversion of sugar
C
12
H
22
O
11
→
C
O
2
is ________.
A
oxidation
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B
reduction
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C
Both (a) and (b)
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D
None of these
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Solution
The correct option is
A
oxidation
Conversion of sugar to
C
O
2
is oxidation reaction.
Sucrose (
C
12
H
22
O
11
, table sugar) is oxidized in the body by
O
2
via a complex set of reactions that ultimately produces
C
O
2
(g) and
H
2
O
(g).
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