MHT CET Chemistry question

Inversion of cane sugar in dilute acid (conversion into glucose and fructose) is a/an reaction

(A)Unimolecular
(B)2nd order
(C)2nd order bimolecular
(D)Pseudo 1st orderCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Sucrose + water gives glucose + fructose in dilute acid; water is present in large excess so its concentration is practically constant and the rate depends

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