Question

Sucrose (cane sugar) is a disaccharide. One molecule of sucrose on hydrolysis gives_________ .

• A. $2$ molecules of glucose
• B. $2$ molecules of glucose $+ 1 $ molecule of fructose
• C. $1$ molecule of glucose $+ 1$ molecule of fructose
• D. $2$ molecules of fructose

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$\underset{\text{Sucrose}}{{C_{12}H_{22}O_{11}}}+H_{2}O \xrightarrow{H^+} \underset{\text{D-(+)-Glucose}}{{C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}}}+\underset{\text{D-(-)-Fructose}}{{C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}}}$