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Statement I ; Fructose is a reducing sugar

Statement II ; Fructose is a ketose

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a

Statements I and II are correct

b

Statement I is correct and statement II is incorrect

c

Statement I is incorrect and statement  II is correct

d

Statements I and II are incorrect

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Though fructose is a ketose it gives positive Tollen's,Fehling's and Benedict's test;

All these reagents oxidise aldehydes to carboxylic acids in alkaline medium;

In alkaline medium,fructose undergoes reversible isomerisation(Lobry-debruyn-vanekenstein rearrangement) to give an equilibrium mixture of glucose,fructose and mannose;

Thus fructose reduces Tollen's,Fehling's and Benedict's reagents;

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