Dihydroxy acetone $(C H_{2} O H C O C H_{2} O H)$ has the general formula of carbohydrate but not included in this class because:

It does not contain polyhydroxygp.

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It does not contain aldehyde gp.

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It is not optically active

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All of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C
It is not optically active

It does not contain asymmetric carbon.

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Dihydroxy acetone (CH₂OH.CO.CH₂OH) has the general formula of carbohydrate but not included in this class because:

C_{x} (H_{2} O)_{y}

[C_{x} {(H_{2} O)}_{y}]

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