Question

Complete the following reaction: \[ \text{C}_{12}\text{H}_{22}\text{O}_{11} \xrightarrow{\text{heat}} \text{..................} + \text{..................} \]

Hint:

Heating sucrose (table sugar) can cause it to undergo hydrolysis, where it breaks into glucose and fructose, a process important in food chemistry.

Answer 1

\[ \text{C}_{12}\text{H}_{22}\text{O}_{11} \xrightarrow{\text{heat}} \text{C}_{6}\text{H}_{12}\text{O}_{6} + \text{C}_{6}\text{H}_{12}\text{O}_{6} \] (Sucrose undergoes hydrolysis to produce glucose and fructose upon heating.) The given reaction involves the hydrolysis of sucrose (common sugar). When sucrose (\(\text{C}_{12}\text{H}_{22}\text{O}_{11}\)) is heated, it breaks down into two monosaccharides: glucose (\(\text{C}_6\text{H}_{12}\text{O}_6\)) and fructose (\(\text{C}_6\text{H}_{12}\text{O}_6\)).