Hydrolysis of sucrose is called

Hydrolysis of sucrose is called
  1. hydration
  2. saponification
  3. esterification
  4. inversion

Solution

Since sucrose is dextrorotatory while hydrolysis product of sucrose, having equimolar mixture of glucose and fructose, is laevorotatory. Hence the hydrolysed product of sucrose is known as invert sugar and the hydrolysis of sucrose is known as inversion. undefined

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