Question

Which is the correct statement?

• A. Sucrose is a homodisaccharide.
• B. On hydrolysis sucrose gives invert sugar.
• C. Sucrose gives osazones formation
• D. Sucrose is composed of two molecules of $D-(+)-$ glucose.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Sucrose is dextrorotatory. On hydrolysis it gives equimolar mixture of $D-(+)$ -glucose and $D$ - $(-)$ -fructose. The mixture is overall laevorotatory which is known as invert sugar.