14.2 What are the expected products of hydrolysis of lactose?
The expected product in the hydrolysis of lactose is Galactose and Glucose.
Lactose is a disaccharide sugar found in milk that is made up of two monosaccharides, galactose and glucose. The hydrolysis reaction of lactose breaks the bonds between the two molecules by adding water molecules. The chemical formula for lactose is C12H22O11.