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Why is glucose known as dextrose?

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Glucose is known as dextrose because it occurs in nature as the optically active dextrorotatory isomer.
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  • Assertion (A) : Glucose is called aldohexose as well as dextrose. Reason (R) : Glucose contain an aldehyde group annd it rotates the plane polarished light in the clockwise direction.

    A
    Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A .
    B
    Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
    C
    A is correct but R is wrong
    D
    A is wrong but R is correct .

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