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Glucose and Galactose are having identical configuration in all the positions except position of carbon number $^{'} x^{'}$ . Find $x$ .

A

4

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4.00

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4.0

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Solution

Glucose Galactose
Galactose is the $C - 4$ epimer of glucose.
Hence, $x = 4$

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