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  • Disaccharides: Understanding Carbohydrate Hydrolysis and Examples
    A carbohydrate that gives two molecules when it is completely hydrolyzed is known as a disaccharide.

    Here's why:

    * Hydrolysis is the process of breaking down a molecule by adding water.

    * Disaccharides are made up of two monosaccharide (simple sugar) units linked together.

    * When a disaccharide is hydrolyzed, the bond between the two monosaccharides is broken, and you are left with two individual monosaccharide molecules.

    Examples of disaccharides include:

    * Sucrose (table sugar): Glucose + Fructose

    * Lactose (milk sugar): Glucose + Galactose

    * Maltose (malt sugar): Glucose + Glucose

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