Question 50

The incorrect statement about Glucose is :

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Examining each statement about glucose:

(A) "Glucose is soluble in water because of having aldehyde functional group" — This is INCORRECT. Glucose is soluble in water primarily due to the multiple hydroxyl (-OH) groups that form hydrogen bonds with water, not due to the aldehyde group.

(B) Glucose in aqueous solution exists in multiple isomeric forms (α and β anomers and open chain) — TRUE.

(C) Glucose is one of the monomer units in sucrose (glucose + fructose) — TRUE.

(D) Glucose is an aldohexose — TRUE.

The correct answer is Option 1.

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