Assertion :β-D-Glucopyranose is the most abundant naturally occurring aldohexoses Reason: All the ring substituents in the chair conformation are equatorial
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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Solution
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion β-D-Glucopyranose is the most abundant naturally occurring aldohexoses All the ring substituents in the chair conformation are equatorial. This makes the structure most stable. Hence, both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.