| Assertion: Glucose and fructose cannot be distinguished by silver mirror test. |
| Reason: Glucose contains aldehydic group while fructose has ketonic group. |
A) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason explains the assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason does not explain assertion.
C) Assertion is correct statement and reason is wrong statement.
D) Assertion is wrong statement and reason is correct statement.
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
Correct explanation. The distinction cannot be made. In the basic medium, fructose rearranges to glucose and therefore, both give the silver mirror test.
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