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  4. Statement 1: Glucose and fructose are reducing sugars. Statement 2: Glucose and fructose contain a free aldehydic and ketonic group adjacent to a > CHOH group respectively.

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Q. Statement 1 : Glucose and fructose are reducing sugars.
Statement 2 : Glucose and fructose contain a free aldehydic and ketonic group adjacent to a $> CHOH$ group respectively.

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Solution:

Reducing sugar contain a free aldehydic or ketonic group adjacent to $a > CHOH$ group and reduce Tollen's reagent. Schiff's reagent at Benedict's solution.