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4. How are fructose and glucose different?
A One has 6 carbon atoms and the other has 5 carbon atoms.
B One is a monosaccharide and the other is a disaccharide.
C They have a double-bonded oxygen in different locations.
D They each have a unique molecular formula.

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Answer:

anwser is C

Step-by-step explanation:

they both have 6 carbon atoms so A is wrong

both are monosacchride so B is wrong

both have same molecular formula which is (C₆H₁₂O₆) so D is wrong

in glucose the anomeric carbon is the first carbon, whereas in fructose, the anomeric carbon is the second carbon. The anomeric carbon is the one containing the carbonyl group (carbonyl group is a functional group composed of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom: C=O)

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