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The organic compound obtained as the end product of the fermentation of sugar solution is :

  1. Methanol
  2. Ethanol
  3. Ethane
  4. Methanoic acid

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Ethanol

Reason —

C12H22O11cane sugar [molasses]+H2O[yeast]invertase C6H12O6glucose+C6H12O6fructose\underset{\text{cane sugar [molasses]}}{\text{C}{12}\text{H}{22}\text{O}{11}} + \text{H}2\text{O} \xrightarrow[\text{[yeast]}]{\text{invertase }} \underset{\text{glucose}}{{\text{C}6\text{H}{12}\text{O}6}} + \underset{\text{fructose}}{{\text{C}6\text{H}{12}\text{O}6}}

C6H12O6glucosefermentationzymase [yeast]2C2H5OHethanol+2CO2\underset{\text{glucose}}{{\text{C}6\text{H}{12}\text{O}6}} \xrightarrow[\text{fermentation}]{\text{zymase [yeast]}} \underset{\text{ethanol}}{{2\text{C}2\text{H}{5}\text{OH}}} + 2\text{CO}2

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