Which of the following statements is not correct about sucrose?

It does not posses a free aldehydic (or) ketonic group

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On hydrolysis, it produce invert sugar

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It is a D-glucoside

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It undergoes mutarotation

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The correct option is D It undergoes mutarotation
Both the free carbonyl groups in sucrose are involved in the glycosidic linkage formation. So, when it is dissolved in water, it does not break. There is no free aldehydic group. So, it cannot mutarotate.

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Which of the following statements is not correct about sucrose?

The correct option is D It undergoes mutarotationBoth the free carbonyl groups in sucrose are involved in the glycosidic linkage formation. So, when it is dissolved in water, it does not break. There is no free aldehydic group. So, it cannot mutarotate.

The correct option is D It undergoes mutarotation
Both the free carbonyl groups in sucrose are involved in the glycosidic linkage formation. So, when it is dissolved in water, it does not break. There is no free aldehydic group. So, it cannot mutarotate.