Q. Complete hydrolysis of cellulose gives:

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Solution:

Partial hydrolysis of cellulose gives the disaccharide cellobiose Cellobiose resembles maltose (which on acid catalysed hydrolysis yields two molar equivalents of -Glucose) in every respect except one : the configuration of its glycosidic linkage.