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A monosaccharide with a ketone functional group and seven carbons _______.

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I believe the answer is: heptoses
Heptoses have either position 1 aldehyde functional group 1 (aldoheptoses) or a position 2 ketone functional group.
This will determine the group of atoms within the molecules that would determine the characteristic of their chemical reactions.
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