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α-D-glucose differs from β-D-glucose due to difference in one of the carbon atoms with respect to its:

A
number of OH groups
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configuration
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C
conformation
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size of hemiacetal ring
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Solution

The correct option is B configuration
α glucose and β glucose are structurally identical except with the difference in the "configuration" of the anomeric carbon atom. So, they are also called as anomers.

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