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Can all the trioses are optically active ? 

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No. The aldotriose, glyceraldehyde is optically active due to presence of an asymmetric carbon. But ketotriose is optically inactive due to absence of asymmetric carbon.
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AAKASH SERIES-BIOMOLECULES-OBJECTIVE EXERCISE-4 (ASSERTION (A) & REASON (R) TYPE QUESTIONS :)
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  9. (A) Hydrolysis of sucrose is called inversion of cane sugar. (R) Sucr...

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  10. (A) In a sucrose molecule, glucose is present in the furanose form and...

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  11. (A) Reducing sugars undergo mutarotion. (R) During mutarotation, one...

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  12. (A) Galactose is the C4 epimer of glucose. (R) Glucose and galacto...

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  13. (A) Sucrose is an example of reducing sugar. (R) Sucrose gives silve...

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  14. (A) Two different hexoses may give the same osazone. (R) Different H...

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  15. (A) alpha-D (+) Glucose and beta-D(+) - Glucose are enantiomers. (R)...

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  16. (A) Reduction of glucose with sodium borohydride gives sorbitol. (R)...

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  17. (A) Glucose and fructose give the same osazone. (R) Glucose and fruc...

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  18. (A): Fructose gives positive Tollen's test. (R) : Fructose is a Keto...

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  19. (A) Cane sugar undergoes inversion in aqueous solution. (R) Cane sug...

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  20. (A) C6 H(10) O5 is a carbohydrates. (R) Most of the carbohydrates ha...

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  21. (A) Lactose is a reducing sugar. (R) Lactose contains glucose and ga...

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