Assertion : Treatment of $D-$ glucose with dilute alkali affords an equilibrium mixture consisting of $D-$ mannose, $D-$ fructose and starting substance $D-$ glucose.
Reason : The reaction involves an intermediate in which hybridisation of $C_2$ changes from $sp^3$ to $sp^2$
A
If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
B
If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
C
If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
D
If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
AIIMS 2013, Difficult
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A
If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
a Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
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A tetrapeptide has $- COOH$ group on alanine. This produces glycine $(Gly)$, valine $(Val)$, phenyl alanine $(Phe)$ and alanine $(Ala)$, on complete hydrolysis. For this tetrapeptide, the number of possible sequences (primary structures) with $- NH _2$ group attached to a chiral center is: