Q. Which of the following is ketohexose ?

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Solution:

The term hexose refers to the presence of six carbon atoms and term keto shows the presence of ketonic group. Thus, the compound which contains atoms and one
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group is called ketohexose. Among the given only glucose and fructose are six compounds. Out of them, glucose contains an aldehyde group while fructose contains a ketonic group. Hence, the example of ketohexose is