Question
What happens when glucose is treated with Bromine water
Solution
Action of bromine water (mild oxidsing agent) :- Glucose is oxidized with a mild oxidising agent like bromine water. It forms gluconic acid. In this reaction, aldehyde group of glucose is oxidized to carboxyl
group.
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Solution What Happens When Glucose is Treated with - Bromine Water Concept: Phenols - Uses of Phenols.