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Water is the only substance found naturally in all three states on Earth's surface.
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Water is the only substance found naturally in all three states on Earth's surface.
To solve this problem, we need to understand the difference between reducing and non-reducing sugars.Reducing sugars are carbohydrates that can act as reducing agents due to the presence of a free aldehyde or ketone group.Non-reducing sugars, on the other hand, do not have a free aldehyde or ketone group available for reduction.Let's analyze each option:• Option 1: Maltose is a reducing sugar because it has a free hemiacetal group.• Option 2: Lactose is also a reducing sugar due to its free hemiacetal group.• Option 3: Glucose is a reducing sugar as it contains a free aldehyde group in its open-chain form.• Option 4: Sucrose is a non-reducing sugar because the glycosidic bond between glucose and fructose involves the anomeric carbons, leaving no free aldehyde or ketone group.Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4: Sucrose.
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