JEE Main & Advanced AIEEE Solved Paper-2003

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    Complete hydrolysis of cellulose gives     AIEEE  Solved  Paper-2003

    A) D-fructose  

    B)                       D-ribose                              

    C) D-glucose         

    D)       L-glucose

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Partial hydrolysis of cellulose gives the disaccharide cellobiose \[({{C}_{12}}{{H}_{22}}{{O}_{11}})\]. Cellobiose resembles maltose (which on acid catalyzed hydrolysis yields two molar equivalents of D-glucose) in every respect except one, the configuration of its glycosidic linkage.


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