Complete and vigorous acidic hydrolysis of which of the following common disaccharides definitively yields exclusively and entirely D-glucose molecules as the sole end product?

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Prashant Kotian · Accepted Answer

Correct answer: C. Sucrose strictly yields glucose and fructose. Lactose strictly yields galactose and glucose. Maltose is structurally an -linked dimer composed entirely of two completely identical -D-glucose molecules, rendering glucose its sole product upon complete hydrolysis.

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