JEE Main Chemistry question

When sucrose is heated with conc. nitric acid, the product is:

(A)Saccharic acid
(B)Oxalic acidCorrect
(C)Formic acid
(D)Invert sugar

Answer: (B)

Solution

Vigorous oxidation of sucrose with concentrated nitric acid under heating breaks down the sugar completely, ultimately yielding oxalic acid (along with water) as the isolated oxidation

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Question ID VK-150926