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Biomolecules — Chemistry STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceChemistryBiomolecules4 Marks
Question
Observe the following structural formulae carefully and answer the questions.

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(1) How many OH groups are present in glucose, fructose and ribose respectively?
(2) Which other functional groups are present in these three compounds?

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Answer

1) Glucose contains five hydroxyl (- OH) groups.
Fructose contains five hydroxyl ( – OH) groups.
Ribose contains four hydroxyl ( – OH) groups.

(2) Glucose contains aldehyde ( – CHO) as other functional group.

Fructose contains ketonic group Image as other functional group. Ribose contains aldehyde ( – CHO) as other functional group.

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