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Which of the following represents the monomer of cellulose?

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Solution

The correct option is B
The monomer of cellulose is β-glucose.

The difference between α-glucose and β-glucose is that in β-glucose, the $- O H$ on the carbon-1 is upwards w.r.t the $- C H_{2} O H$

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