JEE Main Chemistry question

Acetone may be obtained from starch by the action of:

(A)Acid
(B)BacteriaCorrect
(C)Oxidizing agent
(D)None of these

Answer: (B)

Solution

Certain bacteria (such as in the acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation process) can ferment starch-derived sugars into acetone as one of the fermentation products. Simple acid hydrolysis of starch

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Question ID VK-150886