Question
Chemistry Question on Biomolecules
Glucose on treatment with Tollens reagent produce silver mirror. This shows the presence of:
A
alcoholic group
B
acidic group
C
aldehyde group
D
ketonic group
Answer
aldehyde group
Explanation
Solution
Aldehydes on treatment with Tollen's reagent produce silver mirror. Thus this test shows the presence of aldehyde group in glucose.