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  • A Gluconic acid is a dicarboxylic acid. B Gluconic acid can form cyclic (acetal/hemiacetal) structure. C Gluconic acid is a partial oxidation product of gluc

Which of the following statements is correct regarding gluconic acid?

A.  Gluconic acid is a dicarboxylic acid

B.  Gluconic acid is obtained by oxidation of glucose with $\mathrm{HNO}_3$

C. Gluconic acid can form a cyclic (acetal/hemiacetal) structure

D. Gluconic acid is a partial oxidation product of glucose

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Glucose contains:
- one aldehyde group (-CHO)
- five hydroxyl groups (-OH)

When glucose undergoes mild oxidation (for example with bromine water), only the aldehyde group gets oxidized to a carboxylic acid group, forming gluconic acid.

So gluconic acid is a partial oxidation product of glucose.

$$
\text { Glucose } \xrightarrow[\text { mild oxidation }]{ } \text { Gluconic acid }
$$


Therefore, the correct statement is:
D. Gluconic acid is a partial oxidation product of glucose

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