On hydrolysis sucrose gives

On hydrolysis sucrose gives
  1. 2 moles of glucose
  2. 2 moles of galactose
  3. equimolar mixture of glucose and fructose
  4. 2 moles of fructose

Solution

Sucrose on hydrolysis in the presence of dil. acid or the enzyme invertase gives one molecule each of glucose and fructose.

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (20 Oct Shift 2)

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