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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

Name the products of hydrolysis of sucrose. Why is sucrose not a reducing sugar? [

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11 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer11 Years ago
glucose and fructose
it dosnt reduce on reduction
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer11 Years ago
 Invert sugar: Sucrose is dextro rotatory. But on hydrolysis, it gives D-(-)-fructose D- (+)-glucose.Hence the resulting solution is laevorotatory. Thus, due to the inversion of configuration, it is called invert sugar.