Identify the Following Reaction: Glucose + Fructose → Sucrose

Question

Identify the following reaction: Glucose + Fructose → Sucrose + Water
A)dehydration synthesis reaction
B)hydrolysis reaction
C)exchange reaction
D)reversible reaction
E)ionic reaction

Accepted Answer

This is a dehydration synthesis reaction, also known as a condensation reaction, because two small molecules (glucose and fructose) combine to form a larger molecule (sucrose) with the loss of a water molecule.