The total number of stereoisomers in open-chain aldohexose (such as glucose) is

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The total number of stereoisomers in open-chain aldohexose (such as glucose) is (A) 8 (B) 4 (C) 16 (D) 2

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<img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="Solution" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/q/nta/c-msjjqdlpmuee.png" /> The number of chiral carbons in open-chain aldohexose (such as glucose) is four, therefore, the number of stereoisomers =24=16 .

Q. The total number of stereoisomers in open-chain aldohexose (such as glucose) is

8

4

16

2

The number of chiral carbons in open-chain aldohexose (such as glucose) is four, therefore, the number of stereoisomers $= 2^{4} = 16$ .