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Fructose reduces Tollen's reagent due to

A

Enolisation of fructose followed by conversion to glucose by the base present in alkali in Tollen's reagent

B

Chiral carbon atoms

C

Two primary alcoholic groups

D

Secondary alcoholic groups

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