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When (+) sucrose is hydrolysed, the D-gl...

When `(+)` sucrose is hydrolysed, the `D`-glucose mutarotates downward to `+52.7^(@)`. What does this indicate about the structures of `(+)`-sucrose?

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In hydrolysis of sucrose glucose is obtained as cyclic pyranose form responsible for mutarotation.
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