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What happens when D-glucose is treated with the following reagents?

HNO3

On being treated with HNO3 , D-glucose get oxidised which gives saccharic acid as final product. Saccharic acid is a di-carboxylic acid. This reaction confirms the presence of alcoholic group (-OH) in the glucose.



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