Classify each of the following carbohydrates by indicating the nature of its car

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Classify each of the following carbohydrates by indicating the nature of its carbonyl group and the number of carbon atoms present. For example, glucose is an aldohexose..

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Part A Problem 23.81 Classify each of the following carbohydrates by indicating the nature of its carbonyl group and the number of carbon atoms present. For example, glucose is an aldohexose Figure 1) (C) (a) is ketotetrose (a) is aldopentose (C) (a) is aldohexose Submit My Answers Give Up Part B (b) is aldopentose (b) is aldohexose (b) is aldoheptose (b) is ketohexose Figure 1 - of 1 OH O Submit My Answers Give Up (a) HOCH CHCHCHCH OH OH Part C OH (b HOCH CHCHCHCHCH (c) is aldohexose (c) is aldopentose (c) is ketohexose OH HO OH OH (c) HOCH CHCHCHCCH2OH Submit My Answers Give Up HO OH Continue

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Solution :-   R-CHO is the aldehyde group and RC(O)R is the ketonic group.

a= aldopentose - because only 5 carbons inthe chain and it has aldehyde functional group.

b= aldohexose - because 6 carbons in the chain and aldehyde group

c= ketohexose - because it contains 6 carbons in the chain and ketonic functionall groups is present in it .

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