Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Fructose does not contain an aldehydic group but still reduces Tollen’s reagent.
Statement II: In the presence of base, fructose undergoes rearrangement to give glucose.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- A
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
- B
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- C
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- D
Statement I is true but Statement II is false