Which of the following statement is not true for glucose?

eSaral Updated on: 04 Jan, 2023

Question:
Which of the following statement is not true for glucose?

Glucose exists in two crystalline forms $\alpha$ and $\beta$
Glucose gives Schiff's test for aldehyde
Glucose reacts with hydroxylamine to form oxime The pentaacetate of glucose does not
react with hydroxylamine to give oxime

Correct Option: , 2

Solution:

Glucose exists in cyclic form in which aldehyde group is not free, therefore it does not give Schiff's test.

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