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Published on: August 12, 2026
All of the statements concerning monosaccharides are correct except
A
the number of stereoisomers possible is 
, where, 
is the number of chiral carbon atoms in the molecule
, where, is the number of chiral carbon atoms in the molecule B
monosaccharides with 5 or 6 carbon atoms exist in solution in cyclic form
C
the two different cyclic forms of a particular monosaccharide are called tautomers
D
a molecule is classified as a D- or L-isomer by the position of the hydroxyl group on the chiral center farthest from the carbonyl group
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
Among the given statements, all are correct except statement about monosaccharides.
Its corrected form is:
The two different cyclic forms of a particular monosaccharide are called anomers.
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