Which one of the following statements is not true regarding (+) lactose?

Question

Which one of the following statements is not true regarding (+) lactose? (A) On hydrolysis, (+) lactose gives equal amount of D(+) glucose and D(+) galactose. (B) (+) Lactose is a β-glucoside formed by the union of a molecule of D(+) glucose and a molecule of D(+) galactose (C) (+) Lactose is a reducing sugar and does not exhibit mutarotation (D) (+) Lactose, C12H22O11 contains 8 —OH groups

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(+) Lactose is a reducing sugar and all reducing sugar shows mutarotation

Q. Which one of the following statements is not true regarding $(+)$ lactose?

On hydrolysis, $(+)$ lactose gives equal amount of $D (+)$ glucose and $D (+)$ galactose.

$(+)$ Lactose is a $β$ -glucoside formed by the union of a molecule of $D (+)$ glucose and a molecule of $D (+)$ galactose

$(+)$ Lactose is a reducing sugar and does not exhibit mutarotation

$(+)$ Lactose, $C_{12} H_{22} O_{11}$ contains $8— O H$ groups

$(+)$ Lactose is a reducing sugar and all reducing sugar shows mutarotation

Q. Which one of the following statements is not true regarding (+) lactose?

On hydrolysis, (+) lactose gives equal amount of D(+) glucose and D(+) galactose.

(+) Lactose is a β-glucoside formed by the union of a molecule of D(+) glucose and a molecule of D(+) galactose

(+) Lactose is a reducing sugar and does not exhibit mutarotation

(+) Lactose, C12​H22​O11​ contains 8—OH groups