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Glucose is an aldose sugar but it does not react with sodium hydrogen sulphite. Give reason.

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Glucose is an aldose sugar but it does not react with sodium hydrogen sulphite. Give reason.

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The – CHO group reacts with – OH group at C-5 to form a cyclic hemiacetal.

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