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  4. Some of the pair of monosaccharides are given below: (I) Allose, atrose (II) Glucose, fructose (III) Glucose, mannose (IV) Mannose, fructose (V) Glucose, indose (VI) Galactose, talose (VII) Galactose, glucose (VIII) Indose, glucose How many of the above pairs are C-2 epimers?

Q. Some of the pair of monosaccharides are given below:
(I) Allose, atrose (II) Glucose, fructose
(III) Glucose, mannose (IV) Mannose, fructose
(V) Glucose, indose (VI) Galactose, talose
(VII) Galactose, glucose (VIII) Indose, glucose
How many of the above pairs are epimers?

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Answer: 4

Solution:

Only the pairs of (allose, atrose), (glucose, mannose), (glucose, indose) and (galactose, talose) contain epimers.