Question

Complete hydrolysis of cellulose gives

• A. D-fructose
• B. D-ribose
• C. D-glucose
• D. L-glucose

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

D-glucose

Answer 2

(C6H10O5)n + nH2O $\xrightarrow { \mathrm { H } ^ { + } }$ nC6H12O6

Cellulose D-glucose

Cellulose is a straight chain polysaccharide composed of

D-glucose units which are joined by b-glycosideic linkages. Hence cellulose on hydrolysis produces only D-glucose units.