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CBSE 2026 · Region 2 · Set 1 · Q16
Assertion (A): Glucose gets oxidized to six carbon gluconic acid on reaction with bromine water. Reason (R): The carbonyl group is absent in the open…
Assertion (A) : Glucose gets oxidized to six carbon gluconic acid on reaction with bromine water.
Reason (R) : The carbonyl group is absent in the open chain structure of glucose.
Official answer
(C)
Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
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