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ChemistryBiomoleculesCARBOHYDRATESEasy2 minQB
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Statement 1 : D (+) – Glucose is dextrorotatory in nature.

Statement 2 : ‘D’ represents its dextrorotatory nature.

Options:

Answer:
C
Solution:

The Statement 1 is correct but the Statement 2 is wrong: D/L denote configuration (—OH on the right at the lowest stereocentre in Fischer projection), not the sign of rotation. NCERT print key (iii).

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