Glucose on prolonged heating with HI gives
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Glucose on prolonged heating with HI gives
✓ Correct answer: a) -hexane
ExplanationGlucose on prolonged heating with HI (hydroiodic acid) undergoes a complete reduction reaction.HI is a strong reducing agent that removes all the oxygen atoms (from the aldehyde and hydroxyl groups) and replaces them with hydrogen atoms.This results in the formation of a straight-chain alkane with six carbon atoms, which is n- hexane (C₆H₁₄).
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