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The number of chiral carbon atoms in a g...

The number of chiral carbon atoms in a glucose molecule is

A

16

B

8

C

4

D

2

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C
`{:(CHO" "4 implies "Chiral C-atom"),(|),(""^(**)CHOH),(|),(""^(**)CHOH),(|),(""^(**)CHOH),(|),(""^(**)CHOH),(|),(CH_(2)OH):}`
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