JEE Main 2015 Chemistry question

Complete hydrolysis of starch gives:

(1)Galactose and fructose in equimolar amounts
(2)Glucose and galactose in equimolar amounts
(3)Glucose and fructose in equimolar amounts
(4)Glucose onlyCorrect

Answer: (4)

Solution

Starch is a polysaccharide built entirely from -D-glucose units — about 15-20% amylose, an unbranched chain of linked glucose, and 80-85% amylopectin, which adds branch

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