Sucrose is made up of

Question

Sucrose is made up of (A) glucose-galactose (B) glucose-glucose (C) glucose-fructose (D) fructose-fructose

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Sucrose, the common table sugar or cane sugar is made up of glucose and fructose. Its molecular formula is

C_{12} H_{22} O_{11}

. On hydrolysis sucrose give rise one molecule of glucose and one molecule of fructose.

C_{12} H_{22} O_{11} + H_{2} O \to Glucose + Fructose C_{6} H_{12} O_{6} + C_{6} H_{12} O_{6}

Q. Sucrose is made up of