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Answer the following.
Write the chemical equation for the reaction of glucose with bromine water.
Answer
Answer
AIEquation: $\mathrm{C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}} + \mathrm{Br_{2}} + \mathrm{H_{2}O} \xrightarrow{\text{bromine}\text{ }\text{water}} \mathrm{C_{6}H_{12}O_{7}} + 2\mathrm{HBr}$
Product: gluconic acid
Bromine water oxidises the aldehyde group of glucose to a carboxylic acid group, giving gluconic acid.
From ISC 2020 Chemistry Paper 1, question 4(i).