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Question

Ribose and 2-deoxyribose can be differentiated by

A

Fehling?s reagent

B

Tollens?s reagent

C

Barfoed?s reagent

D

Osazone formation

Answer

Osazone formation

Explanation

Solution

Ribose forms osazone with $Ph - NH - NH _{2}$ whereas in deoxyribose, one $- OH$ group is missing, due to which, it cannot form osazone.