JEE Main Chemistry question

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On oxidation with bromine water, glucose gives a carboxylic acid 'X'. The number of group(s) in 'X' is .

Answer: 1

Solution

Bromine water is a mild oxidant that converts only the C1 aldehyde of glucose into a carboxylic acid,

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