Sucrose (cane sugar) is a disaccharide.

Question:

Sucrose (cane sugar) is a disaccharide. One molecule of sucrose on hydrolysis

gives _________.

(i) 2 molecules of glucose

(ii) 2 molecules of glucose + 1 molecule of fructose

(iii) 1 molecule of glucose + 1 molecule of fructose

(iv) 2 molecules of fructose

Solution:

Option (iii) 1 molecule of glucose + 1 molecule of fructose is the answer.

Leave a comment