Explain the property of stereoisomerism in monosaccharides with two examples.

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In stereoisomerism, the atoms making up the isomers are joined up in the same order, but still manage to have a different spatial arrangement.
Property of sterioisomerism in monosaccharide is to form $α$ and $β$ isomers.
Example- Glucose and galactose.

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Explain the property of stereoisomerism in monosaccharides with two examples.

In stereoisomerism, the atoms making up the isomers are joined up in the same order, but still manage to have a different spatial arrangement.Property of sterioisomerism in monosaccharide is to form α and β isomers.Example- Glucose and galactose.

In stereoisomerism, the atoms making up the isomers are joined up in the same order, but still manage to have a different spatial arrangement.
Property of sterioisomerism in monosaccharide is to form $α$ and $β$ isomers.
Example- Glucose and galactose.