The hydrolysis of sucrose gives equimolar mixture of dextrorotatory glucose and laevorotatory fructose. The product is called invert sugar because on hydrolysis of sucrose, the sign of rotation is changed from (+) to (-).
What are the hydrolysis products of
(i) Sucrose
(ii) What are the hydrolysis products of lactose?
What are the hydrolysis products of (i) sucrose and (ii) lactose?