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Sucrose is not a reducing sugar since...

Sucrose is not a reducing sugar since

A

It is chemically stable

B

It contains no free aldehyde or keto group adjacent to a `gt CHOH` group

C

It is built up of a fructose unit

D

It is optically active

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B
Properties of ionic solid
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