JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: BIOMOLECULES

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Assertion : Sucrose undergoes mutarotation.

Reason: Sucrose is a disaccharide.

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Correct option: B

If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.

Option B (If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion) is correct because sucrose is a disaccharide and it undergoes mutarotation after hydrolysis into glucose and fructose, but being a disaccharide is not the direct cause of mutarotation.

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