MHT CET 2025 Chemistry question

Which from following carbohydrates produces double quantity of glucose on hydrolysis per mole as compared with sucrose?

(A)Lactose
(B)Raffinose
(C)Stachyose
(D)MaltoseCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Sucrose, on hydrolysis, gives one mole of glucose (and one mole of fructose) per mole. A carbohydrate giving double the quantity of glucose must give 2 mol of glucose per mole. Maltose is a disaccharide of two -D-glucose units joined by a glycosidic

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