Question

Assertion : Glucose forms hydrogensulphite addition product with $NaHSO_{3}$.
Reason: Glucose gives all the reactions of aldehydic group.

• A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
• B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
• C. If assertion is true but reason is false
• D. If both assertion and reason are false.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Despite having the aldehyde group glucose does not give $2,4 DNP $ test, Schiff s test and it does not form the hydrogensulphite addition product with $NaHSO_{3}$.