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In fructose the possible optical isomers...

In fructose the possible optical isomers are

A

12

B

8

C

16

D

4

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The correct Answer is:
B
Both open and cyclic (pyranose or furanose) contains four chiral carbon atoms. Therefore, number of possible optical isomers =`2^(3)=8`.
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