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Number of chiral carbons in beta-D(+) glucose is

A

six

B

three

C

four

D

five

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  • alpha-D(+) glucose and beta-D(+) glucose are

    A
    enantimers
    B
    conformers
    C
    epimers
    D
    anomers

  • Pick out the incorrect statements from the following: 1) Glucose exists in two differént 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-gIucose units 5)Starch is a mixture of amylose and amylopectin, both contain unbranched chain of alpha-D -glucose in its.

    A
    1 and 2 only
    B
    2 and 3 only
    C
    3 and 4 only
    D
    3 and 5 only

  • The alpha - and beta -forms of glucose are

    A
    isomers of `D(+)` glucose and `L(-)` glucose respectively
    B
    diastereoisomers of glucose
    C
    anomers of glucose
    D
    isomers which differ in the configuration of C-2

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