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Fructose is a reducing sugar, and the ketone acts as a reducing centre, which reduces Cu2+ --> Cu+. Therefore fructose itself becomes oxidised.
However, how can a ketone group be oxidised?
I thought: aldehyde becomes oxidised to carboxylic acid
ketone: cannot be oxidised.
However, how can a ketone group be oxidised?
I thought: aldehyde becomes oxidised to carboxylic acid
ketone: cannot be oxidised.