Glucose oxidised by bromine water yields:
AGlyceric acid
BGlycolic acid
CGluconic acid
DGlutamic acid
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Gluconic acid
1. Bromine water is a mild oxidising agent.
2. It attacks only an aldehyde group.
3. The six carbon acid formed is gluconic acid.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry Part 2, Unit 10 'Biomolecules'_
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