Sucralose,the Active Ingredient in an Artificial Sweetener,Splenda,is Shown Below

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Multiple Choice

Sucralose,the active ingredient in an artificial sweetener,Splenda,is shown below.Sucralose is advertised as being made from table sugar.What is the main difference between sucrose (table sugar) and sucralose?

• A)Sucralose is a disaccharide,whereas sucrose is a monosaccharide.
• B)Sucralose has a six-membered and a five-membered ring,unlike the two six-membered rings in sucrose.
• C)Sucralose has a glycosidic bond between the two saccharide units,unlike the C-C bond in sucrose.
• D)Some hydroxyl groups in sucrose are replaced by chlorine atoms in sucralose.
• E)Sucralose has a six-membered and a five-membered ring,unlike the two five-membered rings in sucrose.

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