JEE Main Chemistry question

[AIEEE 2009] The two functional groups present in a typical carbohydrate are

(A)–OH and –COOH
(B)–CHO and –COOH
(C) and –OHCorrect
(D)–OH and –CHO

Answer: (C)

Solution

A typical carbohydrate is a polyhydroxy aldehyde or polyhydroxy ketone, meaning it carries multiple hydroxyl (–OH) groups together with either an aldehyde or, more generally, a carbonyl () group; option (c) best captures this general polyhydroxy-carbonyl description

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Question ID VK-150626