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Hydrolysis of one molecule of sucrose gives glucose and one molecule of:

AFormate
BFructose
CFumarate
DFerritin
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Fructose
1. Sucrose is built from two different monosaccharide units. 2. Maltose by contrast gives two molecules of only glucose. 3. One molecule of sucrose on hydrolysis gives one molecule of glucose and one of fructose. 4. So the answer is fructose. _Source: NCERT Class XII Chemistry Part II, Ch 10 'Biomolecules'_
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