`alpha-D` glucose and `beta-D`-glucose differ from each other due to the difference in one of the carbon atoms, with respect to its.

Options

A. size of hemiacetal ring
B. number of OH groups
C. configuration
D. conformation

Answer

C

Explanation

`alpha` and `beta`-D-glucoses differ in the arrangement of groups around one carbon atom `(C_1)` i.e., they differ in configuration at `C_1` hence these are also known as anomers.