JEE Main Chemistry question

Lactose on hydrolysis yields:

(A)Two glucose molecules
(B)Two galactose molecules
(C)A galactose and a fructose molecule
(D)A galactose and a glucose moleculeCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Lactose (milk sugar) is a disaccharide built from one galactose unit and one glucose unit joined by a β-1,4-glycosidic bond; hydrolysis (by lactase or acid) releases one mole each

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Question ID VK-151038