Chemistry, asked by star3266, 1 year ago

why is sucrose not called a reducing sugars?

Answers

Answered by Anonymous

A reducing sugar is any sugar that is capable of acting as a reducing agent because it has a free aldehyde group or a free ketone group. ... The aldehyde functional group allows the sugar to act as a reducing agent, for example in the Tollens' test or Benedict's test.

Previous Question

Next Question

Similar questions

Chemistry, 8 months ago

Calculate the energy associated with the first orbit of He+. What is the radius of this orbit? En= - 8.72 X10-18 J rn=0.02645nm En= - 2.78 X10-18 J rn=0.0587nm En= -4.12 X10-18 J rn=0.0333nm En= - 9.96 X10-18 J rn=0.05323nm...

History, 8 months ago

Which of the thirteen English colonies would you have chosen to live in? Think about what you know about life in each colony. Then, pick one colony from each region and jot down three potential positive and negative consequences of settling in each of them. Finally, write your reasons for choosing one of these three colonies.

English, 8 months ago

I think the train runs late. Runs is it correct...

Science, 1 year ago

what are non infectious disease?

Chemistry, 1 year ago

Molar heat capacity is extensive or intensive property?

Math, 1 year ago

The angle of elevation of the top of the chimney from the foot of a tower is 60 and the angle of depression of foot of chimney from top of tower is 30. if the height of the tower is 40 m . 1)find the height of chimney . 2)according to pollution control norms , the minimum height of smoke emitting chimney should be 100 m . state if the height of the above mentioned chimney meets the pollution...

English, 1 year ago

E. fill in each blank with a word you would use to describe your feeling when You have done badly in an exam. ______________________ You have won a prize. ______________________ Someone is rude to you. ______________________ You overhear someone criticizing your friend unjustly. ______________________ You get visitors as you are doing your homework. ______________________ You have lost your...

Science, 1 year ago

A reddish brown vessel developed a green coloured solid X when left open in air for a long time. When reacted with dilute H2SO4 it forms a blue coloured solution along with brisk effervescence due to colourless and odourless gas Z. X decomposes to form black coloured oxide Y of a reddish brown metal along with gas Z. Identify X, Y and Z.