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What is inversion of cane sugar ?

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Sucrose is detrorotatory. But hydrolysis of this sugar gives levorotatory products. Hence this phenomenon is called inversion of cane sugar.
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  • The inversion of cane sugar into glucose and fructose is a reaction of

    A
    first order
    B
    second order
    C
    third order
    D
    zero order

  • The inversion of cane sugar into glucose and fructose is reaction of

    A
    I order
    B
    III order
    C
    II order
    D
    Zero order

  • Assuming the sweetness of the cane sugar to be 10,the sweetness of glucose is:

    A
    44535
    B
    44382
    C
    15
    D
    5

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