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Justify that glucose is an aldose form of sugar, with the help of a chemical reaction.
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AIGlucose contains an aldehydic group ($-\text{CHO}$), as proven by its oxidation with a mild oxidizing agent such as bromine water ($\text{Br}_2 / \text{H}_2\text{O}$) to form gluconic acid (a six-carbon monocarboxylic acid), showing that the carbonyl group is an aldehyde:
$\text{CHO}-(\text{CHOH})_4-\text{CH}_2\text{OH} + [\text{O}] \xrightarrow{\text{Br}_2 / \text{H}_2\text{O}} \text{COOH}-(\text{CHOH})_4-\text{CH}_2\text{OH}$
From ISC 2026 Chemistry Paper 1, question 14(iii).