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Find out the total number of optical isomer in the glucose?

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10

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12

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8

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D

16

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Solution

The correct option is D 16
Glucose molecule is unsymmetrical and number of chiral carbon =4
total number of optical isomer= $2^{n}$
$total number of optical isomer = 2^{4} = 16$

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