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Published on: August 13, 2026
When a monosaccharide forms a cyclic hemiacetal, the carbon atom that contained the
carbonyl group is identified as the anomeric carbon atom because
A
the carbonyl group is drawn to the right
B
the carbonyl group is drawn to the left
C
its substituents can assume at 
or 
-position
or -position D
it forms bond to an -OR and an -OR'
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C
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