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Biomolecules

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What is the action of bromine water on:
(i) glucose, (ii) fructose?

Solution

Glucose gets oxidised to gluconic acid when it is treated with bromine water.

Fructose does not react with bromine water.

Some More Questions From Biomolecules Chapter

Define carbohydrates.

Give one example each of (i) Reducing sugar and (ii) Non-reducing sugar.

Name the anomers of glucose.

State two characteristics of monosaccharides.

Name a carbohydrate containing five carbon atoms per molecule.

Name the monomers of starch.

Name the polysaccharides that is stored in the liver of animals.

What do you understand by the term gycosidic linkage?

What are the hydrolytic products of lactose?

What is meant by inversion of sugar?

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