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When sucrose is heated with concentrated nitric acid the product is:

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Saccharic acid

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Oxalic acid

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Formic acid

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Invert sugar

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Solution

The correct option is B Oxalic acid
$C_{12} H_{22} O_{11} s u c r o s e + 36 H N O_{3} n i t r i c a c i d \to 6 C O O H | C O O H o x a l i c a c i d + 36 N O_{2} n i t r o g e n d i o x i d e + 23 H_{2} O w a t e r$
Oxidation of sucrose with nitric acid yield oxalic acid.

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