MPSC Rajyaseva 2023 CSAT — Question 48
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(HO-C-H)_3 हे संयुक ____________ आहे आणि ह्यात प्रतिबिंबिरूपितांच्या ____________ जोड्या आहेत. / The compound (HO-C-H)_3 is a ____________ and has ____________ pairs of optical isomers.
1)किटोहेक्सोज, 4 / Ketohexose, 4✓ Correct
2)किटोहेक्सोज, 8 / Ketohexose, 8
3)अल्डोहेक्सोज, 4 / Aldohexose, 4
4)अल्डोहेक्सोज, 8 / Aldohexose, 8
The condensed formula represents a ketohexose (6 carbons with a keto group). Based on stereochemistry, a ketohexose with 3 asymmetric centers has 4 pairs of optical isomers (enantiomers).