MHT CET Chemistry question

An organic compound answers Molisch's test as well as Benedict's test but it does not answer Seliwanoff's test. Most probably, it is

(A)sucrose
(B)protein
(C)fructose
(D)maltoseCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Maltose is a carbohydrate (Molisch +), a reducing sugar (Benedict +) containing only aldose (glucose) units, so it gives no Seliwanoff colour; sucrose is

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