During conversion of glucose into glucose cyanohydrin, what functional group/atom of glucose is replaced ?

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During conversion of glucose into glucose cyanohydrin, what functional group/atom of glucose is replaced ? (A) hydrogen (B) aldehydic group (C) primary alcoholic group (D) secondary alcoholic group

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<img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/7546971f7187bad09598da30b289ab07-.png" /> Hence, during this conversion, aldehydic group is replaced.

Q. During conversion of glucose into glucose cyanohydrin, what functional group/atom of glucose is replaced ?

hydrogen

aldehydic group

primary alcoholic group

secondary alcoholic group

Hence, during this conversion, aldehydic group is replaced.