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WBJEE · Chemistry · Biomolecules

In aqueous solution glucose remains as

  1. A Only in open chain form
  2. B Only in pyranoze form
  3. C Only in furanose forms
  4. D In all three forms in equilibrium
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(D) In all three forms in equilibrium

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Hints: \(\begin{aligned} & \beta-\mathrm{D}-\text { glucose } \rightleftharpoons \mathrm{D}-\text { glucose } \rightleftharpoons \alpha-\mathrm{D}-\text { glucose } \\ & (\approx 64 \%) \quad\qquad(\text {open chain } \approx 0.02 \%) \qquad~~(\approx 34 \%)\end{aligned}\)