Which of the following sugars have the same number of carbon as present in glucose?

Fructose

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Erythrose

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Ribulose

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Ribose

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Solution

The correct option is A Fructose
Glucose consists of six carbon atoms. Fructose is a hexose sugar which consists of six carbon atoms as glucose.

Erythrose is a tetrose carbhydrate which have four carbon atoms.

Ribulose and ribose are pentose which have five carbon atoms.

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