Q. Which of the following compounds, when heated at 483 K turns to caramel?
A) Glucose
B) Sucrose
C) Fructose
D) Lactose
Explanation
(b)
On heating slowly sucrose melts and if allowed to cool, solidifies to pale-yellow glassy mass called barley sugar. At 483 K it loses water and forms a brown amorphous mass called caramel.
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