Boiling of Sucrose with water in the presence of acid ($H^+$) will give: |
Glucose and Fructose Cellulose and Glucose Cellulose and Fructose Starch and Glucose |
Glucose and Fructose |
The correct answer is Option (1) → Glucose and Fructose Core Concept: Sucrose undergoes acid-catalysed hydrolysis to form its constituent monosaccharides. Explanation: Sucrose is a disaccharide composed of glucose and fructose units linked through a glycosidic bond. When sucrose is boiled with water in the presence of acid, hydrolysis of the glycosidic bond occurs. This reaction breaks sucrose into its two constituent monosaccharides — glucose and fructose — forming invert sugar. Option 1: Glucose and Fructose Correct because acid hydrolysis splits sucrose into its monosaccharide components. Option 2: Cellulose and Glucose Incorrect because cellulose is a polysaccharide and cannot be formed by hydrolysis of sucrose. Option 3: Cellulose and Fructose Incorrect because cellulose is not related to sucrose hydrolysis. Option 4: Starch and Glucose Incorrect because starch is a polysaccharide formed from glucose units and is not produced from sucrose hydrolysis. |