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The number of chiral carbons in β-D(+)-glucose is:

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5
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6
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3
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4
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Solution

The correct option is B 5
As seen in image above, there are five chiral carbons in β-D(+)-glucose.A chiral carbon has four different groups attached. -D-Glucose has no plane of symmetry, so all the carbon atoms are different. There are five chiral carbons: 2

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