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MHT CET 202623 AprilEvening Shift
Exam
MHT CET
Year
2026
Date
23 April
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Biomolecules

MHT CET 2026 · 23 April · Evening Shift · Chemistry · Biomolecules

Identify the product formed when glucose is oxidized with...

Identify the product formed when glucose is oxidized with concentrated nitric acid

Options

  1. AGluconic acid
  2. BSaccharic acid
  3. CSorbitol
  4. DMannitol

Correct answer

B. Saccharic acid

Step-by-step solution

Glucose on oxidation with a strong oxidizing agent like concentrated nitric acid (HNO_3)undergoesoxidationatboththeterminalaldehyde() undergoes oxidation at both the terminal aldehyde (-CHO)groupandtheterminalprimaryalcohol() group and the terminal primary alcohol (-CH_2OH)group.<br><br>Bothofthesegroupsareconvertedintocarboxylicacid() group.<br><br>Both of these groups are converted into carboxylic acid (-COOH)groups,resultingintheformationofadicarboxylicacidknownassaccharicacid(orglucaricacid).<br><br>Thereactioncanberepresentedas:<br><br>) groups, resulting in the formation of a dicarboxylic acid known as saccharic acid (or glucaric acid).<br><br>The reaction can be represented as:<br><br>CHO-(CHOH)_4-CH_2OH \xrightarrow{HNO_3} COOH-(CHOH)_4-COOH<br><br>Thus,theproductformedissaccharicacid.<br><br>Answer:Saccharicacid<br><br>Thus, the product formed is saccharic acid.<br><br>Answer: Saccharic acid
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