Which of the following statements about glucose is not correct?

It contains one -CHO group

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It contains one primary -OH group

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It contains four secondary -OH groups

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It contains six -OH groups

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Solution

The correct option is C It contains six -OH groups
Glucose contains one aldehyde group, one primary hydroxyl group and four secondary hydroxyl groups.
Thus it contains five hydroxyl groups.

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