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Under what conditions glucose is converted to gluconic and saccharic acid?

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Glucose being a six-carbon sugar easily gets converted into gluconic acid when treated with mild oxidising agents such as Br2 water. To convert glucose into saccharic acid (dicarboxylic acid), it is treated with nitric acid.

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