MHT CET 2025 Chemistry question

Which from following pairs of carbohydrates produce equal quantity of glucose on hydrolysis per mole?

(A)Sucrose and LactoseCorrect
(B)Lactose and Maltose
(C)Sucrose and Maltose
(D)Raffinose and Maltose

Answer: (A)

Solution

Hydrolysis products per mole: sucrose gives 1 glucose + 1 fructose; lactose gives 1 glucose + 1 galactose; maltose gives 2 glucose; raffinose gives 1 glucose + 1 fructose + 1 galactose. So the glucose yield is: sucrose 1, lactose 1,

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