Biomolecules Question 60

Question: On heating glucose with Fehling’s solution we get a precipitate whose colour is

[CPMT 1979; CBSE PMT 1988; KCET 1992; DPMT 1983, 86; MP PMT 1996]

Options:

A) Yellow

B) Red

C) Black

D) White

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Glucose + Fehling solution $\to$ Gluconic acid + $ \underset{\text{(Red ppt)}}{\mathop{Cu_2O}} $