C12H22O11 + H20 - - > C6H12O6 + C6H12O6

(Sucrose + Water - - > glucose + fructose)

What type of reaction is occurring here?

The 5 types of reactions are
Synthesis
Decomposition
Replacement
Double Replacement
Combustion

I Am kinda confused on this one



Thanks for the help

synthesis

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This post was edited by saber_x3 on Mar 6 2014 07:32pm

Explain?

Why would it not be decomposition?

Yo! Actually that reaction is catalyzed by an enzyme called invertase. That's an hydrolytic reaction.

The choices you enumerate are .. well .. limited.

Synthesis: No. There is no generation of a different molecule. Here there is one large molecule broken down in almost halves.
Decomposition: "A compound is broken down into smaller chemical species."
Replacement: A single replacement looks like A + BC → AC + B . Not the case here.
Double Replacement: Ionic species exchange their ions. { A+ B- } + { C+ D- } → {A+ D-} + {C+ B-}
Combustion: "Combustion usually occurs when a hydrocarbon reacts with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water." Not the case here.

The better choice here (and that's not a great choice) is: Decomposition. Because the disaccharide sucrose is broken down to two individual, smaller monosaccharides. Usually water doesn't count.




This post was edited by Dmon_Hunter on Mar 6 2014 08:21pm

Thank you very much