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What are the products of the hydrolysis of sucrose in the absence of acid catalysts?

Options

  1. AGlucose and fructose
  2. BGlucose and sucrose
  3. CGlucose and maltose
  4. DGlucose and galactose

Correct answer

B. Glucose and sucrose

Step-by-step solution

In the absence of acid catalysts, the hydrolysis of sucrose would not yield glucose and fructose but rather glucose and sucrose.

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