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Pick out the incorrect statements (s) from the following
(1) Glucose exists in two different crystalline forms, `alpha`-D-glucose and `beta`-D-glucose
(2) `alpha`-D-glucose and `beta`-D-glucose are anomers
(3) `alpha`-D-glucose and `beta`-D-glucose are enantiomers
(4) Cellulose is a straight chain polysaccharide made of only `beta`-D-glucose units
(5) Starch is a mixture of amylose and amylopecting, both contain unbranched chain `alpha`-D-glucose unit

A

1 and 2 only

B

2 and 3 only

C

3 and 4 only

D

3 and 5 only

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To solve the question of identifying the incorrect statements, we will analyze each statement one by one. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Statement 1: Glucose exists in two different crystalline forms, `alpha`-D-glucose and `beta`-D-glucose.** - **Analysis**: This statement is correct. Glucose does exist in two anomeric forms: `alpha`-D-glucose and `beta`-D-glucose, which differ in the orientation of the hydroxyl group on the first carbon atom. - **Conclusion**: Correct statement. 2. **Statement 2: `alpha`-D-glucose and `beta`-D-glucose are anomers.** - **Analysis**: This statement is also correct. Anomers are a type of stereoisomer that differ in configuration at the anomeric carbon (the carbon that was the carbonyl carbon in the open-chain form). In `alpha`-D-glucose, the hydroxyl group on the first carbon is down, while in `beta`-D-glucose, it is up. - **Conclusion**: Correct statement. 3. **Statement 3: `alpha`-D-glucose and `beta`-D-glucose are enantiomers.** - **Analysis**: This statement is incorrect. Enantiomers are stereoisomers that are non-superimposable mirror images of each other. `alpha`-D-glucose and `beta`-D-glucose are not mirror images; they differ only at one specific carbon (the anomeric carbon), making them anomers, not enantiomers. - **Conclusion**: Incorrect statement. 4. **Statement 4: Cellulose is a straight chain polysaccharide made of only `beta`-D-glucose units.** - **Analysis**: This statement is correct. Cellulose is indeed a linear polysaccharide composed exclusively of `beta`-D-glucose units linked by β(1→4) glycosidic bonds. - **Conclusion**: Correct statement. 5. **Statement 5: Starch is a mixture of amylose and amylopectin, both contain unbranched chain `alpha`-D-glucose units.** - **Analysis**: This statement is incorrect. While amylose is an unbranched polymer of `alpha`-D-glucose, amylopectin is a branched polymer. Therefore, saying both are unbranched is incorrect. - **Conclusion**: Incorrect statement. ### Final Conclusion: The incorrect statements are: - Statement 3: `alpha`-D-glucose and `beta`-D-glucose are enantiomers. - Statement 5: Starch is a mixture of amylose and amylopectin, both contain unbranched chain `alpha`-D-glucose units.
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