Which of the following statements are correct?

Question

Which of the following statements are correct? (A) The natural glucose and fructose are D-forms (B) Glucose and fructose both are monosaccharides (C) The solution having equal molecules of D-glucose and D-fructose is termed as invert sugar (D) Aldohexoses exists in 26 optical forms

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Statements (a), (b) and (c) are correct. Aldohexoses exist in 24=16 optical forms.

Q. Which of the following statements are correct?

The natural glucose and fructose are D-forms

Glucose and fructose both are monosaccharides

The solution having equal molecules of D-glucose and D-fructose is termed as invert sugar

Aldohexoses exists in $2^{6}$ optical forms

Statements (a), (b) and (c) are correct. Aldohexoses exist in $2^{4} = 16$ optical forms.