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Hydrolysis of sucrose into `(+)` glucose and `(-)` fructose is known as.

A

Muta rotation

B

Inversion

C

Pyrolysis

D

None of these

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B
Hydrolysis of sucrose (dextrorotatory) into `(+)` glucose and `(-)` fructose gives overall levorotatory mixture of products, hence the process is known as "inversion of surgar".
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