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JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: BIOMOLECULES

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Assertion (A): Sucrose is laevorotatory.

Reason (R): Sucrose on hydrolysis gives dextrorotatory glucose (+52.5∘)\left(+52.5^{\circ}\right) and laevorotation of fructose (−92.4∘)\left(-92.4^{\circ}\right).
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Correct option: D
(A) is incorrect but (R) is correct
Option D is correct because sucrose is dextrorotatory, but after hydrolysis, the resulting mixture is laevorotatory due to the higher laevorotation of fructose.

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