Which of the following statements is correct?

Options

AGluconic acid can form cyclic (acetal/hemiacetal) structure
BGluconic acid is a dicarboxylic acid
CGluconic acid is a partial oxidation product of glucose
DGluconic acid is obtained by oxidation of glucose with $HN{O}_{3}$

Correct answer

C. Gluconic acid is a partial oxidation product of glucose

Step-by-step solution

Gluconic acid Which of the following statements is correct? is obtained by partial oxidation of glucose by tollen’s reagent or fehling solution or $B{r}_{2} / {H}_{2}O$ . Gluconic acid can not form hemiacetal or acetal.

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