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Which is the correct structure of D glyceraldehyde ?

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The smallest aldose and the only one whose name does not end in "ose,” is glyceraldehyde, an aldotriose.
`underset("glyceraldehyde")(HOCH_2underset(OH)underset(|)(C)Hoverset(O)overset(||)(C)H)`
Because glyceraldehyde has a chirality center, it can exist as a pair of enantiomers.
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