Question
Sucrose (cane sugar) is a disaccharide. One molecule of sucrose on hydrolysis gives __________.
A.
2 molecules of glucose
B.
2 molecules of glucose + 1 molecule of fructose
C.
1 molecule of glucose + 1 molecule of fructose
D.
2 molecules of fructose
Answer :
1 molecule of glucose + 1 molecule of fructose
Solution :
\[\underset{\text{Sucrose}}{\mathop{{{C}_{12}}{{H}_{22}}{{O}_{11}}}}\,+{{H}_{2}}O\xrightarrow{{{H}^{+}}}\] $$\mathop {{C_6}{H_{12}}{O_6}}\limits_{D - \left( + \right) - {\text{Glucose}}} + \mathop {{C_6}{H_{12}}{O_6}}\limits_{D - \left( - \right) - {\text{Fructose}}} $$